Legal Opinion
People Ex Rel. Nelson v. West Town State Bank
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided February 13, 1940No. 25275. Appellate Court reversed; decree of circuit court modified and affirmedPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Jones
The question in this case is: Where the receiver of a banking corporation timely disaffirms a lease to the bank, containing no provision for damages for breach of a covenant to pay rent, can the lessor maintain a claim for rent accruing after such disaffirmance or for anticipatory damages for breach of the covenant?
In April, 1919, Margaret O’Neil Lawson executed a lease, in which her husband joined, to the West Town State Bank, of certain premises in the city of Chicago for a term of forty-five years, expiring April 30, 1964. The bank agreed to pay an annual rental of $1600 and all taxes,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Wood v. PartridgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1814
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