Stein v. Midway Chevrolet Co.

Plaintiff brought an action to recover $175 claimed for rent due for the month of April, 1941. The lease was attached to and made a part of plaintiff’s statement of claim. There was a trial by the court without a jury, finding and judgment in plaintiff’s favor for the amount of his claim, and defendant appeals.

The material facts are not in dispute. In short compass they are that plaintiff was the lessee of 5 lots located on Stony Island avenue between 76th and 77th streets. Three of these lots were owned by one party and the other two by another. Plaintiff had two separate leases from the…