Layzod v. Martin

This is an appeal from the county court of Franklin county, in which the court found in favor of the appellee, C. E. Layzod (hereinafter called plaintiff), and against appellants, Harrison Martin and Mary Foster Martin (hereinafter called defendants) in an action under section 2 of the Forcible Entry and Detainer Act, ch. 57, Ill. Rev. Stat. 1939 [Jones Ill. Stats. Ann. 109.264].

The case originated in the court of a justice of the peace and was instituted through the serving on defendants of a demand for immediate possession of the premises. A five-day demand for rent or possession was,…