Channel v. Merrifield
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, on a lease. Error to the Circuit Court of La Salle County; the Hon. Charles Blanchard, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1903.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Higbee
On February 13, 1899, appellee leased certain premises to John W. Channel for a term of five years for the sum of §1,800, of which §1,000, being the rent in full for the first three years of the lease, ivas to be paid in cash and the balance in equal monthly payments after the expiration of the first three years. The lease provided that Merrifield should furnish water power sufficient to run and operate the machinery then on the premises, with the right to substitute any other kind of power in lieu of water power, without additional cost of the party of the second part; that if he failed to…
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