City of Chicago v. Sievert Electric Co.

Plaintiff-appellant, the city of Chicago, appeals from the circuit court’s dismissal of its suit for rent against defendants Sievert Electric Company and Paul M. Sievert. The city contends that the trial court erred in finding for defendants on two independent grounds: (1) that the city had failed to allege that it had made a written demand for possession, (2) that the city should be estopped from obtaining rent because its actions had misled defendants into believing that they need not seek an alternative site for their plant outside of Chicago.

We affirm.

The city’s complaint alleged that on…