Chicago Railway Equipment Co. v. Wilson

Mr. Presiding Justice Gridley

delivered the opinion of the court.

In a forcible detainer proceeding, upon a second trial had in November, 1927, the court instructed the jury to find defendants guilty of unlawfully withholding from plaintiff the possession of the premises, viz, 4500 S. Robey Street, Chicago, Illinois, and, on January 21, 1928, entered judgment upon the verdict. The present appeal followed.

The action was commenced ■ originally on December 16,1925, against James Wilson, Sr., as sole defendant, by the filing of the usual complaint. At that time he was occupying with his family, and…