Smith v. Mitchell

Judgment was recovered in this case for $27.50, being for one month’s- rent of an apartment in the city of Chicago. The lease purported to be under seal, and was signed by the plaintiff in error, Mitchell, as lessee. On behalf of the lessors it was signed by Hopkins & Luther, as their agents.

Plaintiff in error insists the lease should not have been received in evidence, because as it purports to be under seal the authorization of the agents, also under seal, should appear, and there was no such authorization shown. Such has been held to be the rule in cases where lessees sought to be charged…