Barbee v. Evans
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Harry C. Moran, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1919.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gridley
On May 1, 1919, Robert E. Barbee, as agent, filed in said municipal court a complaint in forcible detainer, alleging that he is entitled to the possession of certain premises in said city, described as “the second flat, No. 347 West 72nd Street,” and that Jackson M. Evans unlawfully withholds the possession thereof from him. A summons was duly issued and on May 5, 1919, Evans entered his appearance and demanded a jury. On May 12,1919, at the conclusion of the trial, at which evidence was introduced by both parties, the court instructed the jury to return a verdict finding Evans guilty of…
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