Kelly v. Galbraith
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the- Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Murray F. Tuley, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the- Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Murray F. Tuley, Judge, presiding. This is a bill, filed March 5, 1895, by William A. Galbraith, since deceased, against the appellants, Thomas Kelly, John Kelly and James Kelly, composing the firm of Thomas Kelly & Bros., for the reformation of the lease hereinafter mentioned, and for the correction of a mistake in the description of the premises thereby demised, as hereinafter stated. The appellants, who were the defendants below, filed an answer to the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
One of the questions of fact, arising upon the trial below, was whether the words, “said store and basement being the first north of the Franklin street entrance,” were in the lease when signed by the parties thereto, or were inserted therein after the lease was signed by the appellants. The master, to whom the cause was referred by the trial court, found that these words were in the lease when the appellants signed the same. The circuit court confirmed the finding thus made by the master, and the Appellate Court has affirmed the decree of the circuit court. After a careful examination of the…
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