Carpenter v. Lewis
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action commenced before justice of the peace. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Richard W. Clifford, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holdom
This action arose in a proceeding under a distress warrant for rent before a Cook county justice of the peace, which in that court was sustained and a judgment rendered for $200, the rent claimed. A trial, on an appeal, in the Circuit Court prosecuted from the judgment of the justice found its finality in a judgment of $112 upon remittitur of $88 by appellee from the verdict of the jury. In an attempt to reverse which judgment this review is sought.
This controversy rests within a very narrow compass, and resolves itself substantially intoi one question, viz.: Did appellee in renting the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Bishop v. BusseIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
- Toledo, Wabash & Western Railway Co. v. MooreIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
- Wiggins Ferry Co. v. HigginsIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
- City of Rock Island v. DeisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1890
- Demmer v. American InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1903
3Cited by1 opinion
- State ex rel. Lewis v. City Council of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1918