McGill v. 830 S. Michigan Hotel

Plaintiff, Winifred McGill, proceeding pro se, seeks to recover statutory damages for violation of her civil rights. She appeals from an order which struck her fourth amended complaint and dismissed her action.

Plaintiff, a hotel guest, bases her action on a series of weekly rent increases which commenced November 7, 1960, and have remained effective to the present time. Plaintiff alleges these rent increases were and continue to he violations of sections 125 and 126 of chapter 38, Ill Rev Stats 1961, and Article 13 of chapter 38, Ill Rev Stats, effective as of January 1,1962.

The original…