Legal Opinion

Columbia Theatre Amusement Co. v. Adsit

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 23, 1904PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Elbridge Hanecy, Judge, presiding.

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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 county; the Hon. Elbridge Hanecy, Judge, presiding. This was a bill in chancery filed by the appellant, against the appellees, in the circuit court of Cook county, for the purpose of having the court fix the value on May 1, 1901, of lot 2 in the county clerk’s subdivision of block 120 in school section addition to Chicago, exclusive of the buildings thereon, under the terms of a thirty-year lease, bearing date May 1,1881, made by the father of the appellees, during his…

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hand

* It is first contended the Appellate Court erred in declining to take into consideration the effect of the lease upon the value of the fee in determining the value of said demised premises under the terms of the lease on May 1,1901. In the case of Springer v. Borden, 210 Ill. 518, this court had under consideration the precise question here presented for decision. The terms of the lease in that case were identical with the terms of the lease in this case as to the basis for fixing the amount of rent which should be paid for the demised premises, and it was there held that the effect of the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Springer v. BordenIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
  2. Patterson v. ScottIllinois Supreme Court · 1892

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Kantzler v. BensingerIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
  2. Bullock's, Inc. v. Security-First National BankCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1958
  3. Johnson v. McNellisIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
  4. Jones v. JonesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1906
  5. Heinz v. HeinzAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975

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