Legal Opinion
Design Studio International, Inc. v. Chicago Title & Trust Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 26, 1989No. 1-87-0915PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor
This is an appeal from a declaratory judgment entered in favor of plaintiff, Design Studio International, Inc. (Design Studio). The trial court held that Design Studio’s obligation under its lease to pay a portion of any real estate tax increases paid by its lessor, Helene Curtis, should be based on the building as it existed prior to the improvements made by Helene Curtis. We affirm.
On February 16, 1979, plaintiff, Design Studio, executed a lease and rider with L.I.R. Associates, as agents for Michigan Avenue National Bank, as trustee under trust No. 1158.
The lease was for a term of five…
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- Baird & Warner, Inc. v. RuudAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
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