Hollywood Building Corp. v. Greenview Amusement Co.

This is an action of forcible detainer filed December 5, 1939, for possession of theatre premises at 1500-08 W. Fullerton avenue, Chicago and for damages for unlawfully withholding possession. The trial was by the court without a jury and judgment was entered for plaintiff for possession. Defendant has appealed.

Defendant occupied plaintiff’s theatre under a 15-year lease made February 1,1938 with rent at $500 per month, plus a percentage of annual business. Included in the lease was a steel canopy and sign 40-feet wide, 6-feet deep, which extended 14 feet from the building to the edge of the…