Hoopes v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America

Plaintiffs, Albert H. Hoopes, Benjamin F. Hoopes and Margaret H. Forsyth, are the owners of a building located at 705 North East Street, Bloomington, Illinois. Plaintiffs, as lessors, had leased the second floor of this building to defendant since 1956. Under the latest extension to the lease, defendant’s tenancy was to end on September 30,1975. This lawsuit was brought by the plaintiffs seeking rent for the month of October 1975 under the theory that defendant did not relinquish possession of the premises at the end of the lease term and was a holdover tenant. In a bench trial at the close…