Legal Opinion
Anderson v. Peters
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 26, 1986No. 3-85-0478PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE SCOTT
delivered the opinion of the court:
David Peters and Beth Peters, the defendants, pursuant to an oral lease were tenants in an apartment owned by the plaintiffs, Charles E. Anderson and Elainé M. Anderson. On January 7, 1984, a fire occurred in the apartment which caused extensive damage. The defendants had exclusive control of the apartment and the fire started when defendants’ cat knocked over a lighted candle which defendants had left unattended. The property of the plaintiffs was damaged in the amount of $16,223 and this sum was paid to the plaintiffs by their…
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