Balaban & Katz Corp. v. Channel Amusement Co.

Mr. Presiding Justice Burke

delivered the opinion of the court.

Balaban & Katz Corporation filed a forcible detainer action in the municipal court of Chicago against Channel Amusement Co., for possession of the premises occupied by the Broadway Strand Theatre at 1641-53 Roosevelt Road, Chicago, resulting in a judgment for the defendant. Plaintiff appealed.

Marks Bros. Theatres, Inc., lessor, leased the premises to defendant, as lessee, for a 15 year period from August 1,1929 to July 31,1944. In acquiring the lease defendant" purchased from its predecessor tenant all the personal property,…