Giesecke v. Cullerton
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Oscab E. Heabd, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1916.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice MgSurely
delivered the opinion of the court.
Defendant Cullerton, as lessee, entered into a lease for ninety-nine years, with plaintiff as lessor, wherein the lessee agreedr’to expend at least $5,000 in remodeling and improving the building on the leased premises. To secure the performance of this covenant a bond for $5,000 was given, executed by Cullerton as principal and the defendant Bankers Surety Company as surety. Plaintiff brought suit on the bond alleging a breach of this covenant, and upon trial by the court had judgment for $5,000, the full amount of the bond.…
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