Lipman v. Goebel

EVANS, Circuit Judge.

Appellees obtained a judgment in the Superior Court of Cook County for $6,000 upon a declaration sounding in tort, which contained two counts. One charged appellant with wilfully, wantonly, and maliciously breaking into premises occupied by the appellees and evicting them. The second count charged him with “force and arms, wilfully, wantonly, and maliciously seizing, taking and converting certain personal property” belonging to appellees. This judgment was affirmed by the Illinois appellate court upon appellees’ remitting $3,000 from the judgment.

Appellant thereupon…