Palmer v. Meriden Britannia Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District; — heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook countjr; the Hon. R. W. Clifford, Judge, presiding. ' This is an action of assumpsit brought, on August 21, 1895, by the appellee, the Meriden Britannia Company, against appellant, Eugene P. Palmer, and óne C. Marion Hotchkin upon or under a certain lease dated April 1, 1884. The action is based upon that clause of the lease herein set forth, which…
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Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District; — heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook countjr; the Hon. R. W. Clifford, Judge, presiding. ' This is an action of assumpsit brought, on August 21, 1895, by the appellee, the Meriden Britannia Company, against appellant, Eugene P. Palmer, and óne C. Marion Hotchkin upon or under a certain lease dated April 1, 1884. The action is based upon that clause of the lease herein set forth, which provides for the payment of $5000.00 at the end of the term. The original declaration consisted of two counts. On January…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
This action is brought to recover the sum of $5000.00, which, by the terms of the lease, the lessors were to pay to the lessee at the end of the term for the building erected upon the premises, with its fixtures and appurtenances, “on being put in possession thereof.” Hotchkin and Palmer were'to pay said sum of $5000.00 “at the end of the said term, if the said lessee shall have duly fulfilled all its covenants and agreements herein contained, and if the said building, to be erected as aforesaid and maintained or renewed as aforesaid, shall remain on such ground in the condition above…
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