Legal Opinion

Hefling v. Zandt

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided November 18, 1895Published

Assumpsit, for rent. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook Comity; the Hon. Francis Adams, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1895.

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Presiding Justice Gary

delivered the opinion op the Oourt.

By a lease dated April 1, 1889, between John S. Woollacott and the appellant, the former demised to the latter the hotel part of a five story building then in process of construction, to hold from November 1,1889, to April 30,1895. The lease contained no express covenant upon the part of Woollacott.

The declaration avers that on the 10th day of January, 1894, Woollacott assigned all his right, title and interest in the lease to the appellee.

Such an assignment gave the, appellee no right of action at law; only an equity. Buxbaum v.…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Illinois Central Railroad v. WheelerIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
  2. Buxbaum & Co. v. Dunham ex rel. KauffmanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1894
  3. Reno v. MendenhallAppellate Court of Illinois · 1895
  4. Wineman v. HughsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1892
  5. Harrigan v. TurnerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1894

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