West Side Trust & Savings Bank v. Lopoten

The plaintiff in error, the West Side Trust and Savings Bank, (hereinafter called the plaintiff,) filed a complaint in forcible detainer in the municipal court of Chicago against Abe Lopoten (who will be referred to as the defendant) for the possession of an apartment in Chicago. No affidavit of merits was required or filed. The cause was tried by the court without a jury and judgment was rendered in favor of the defendant and against the plaintiff for costs. The plaintiff prosecuted an appeal to the Appellate Court for the First District, and that court affirmed the judgment. A writ of…