Lazarus & Cohen v. Parmly
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for injury to personal property. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Frank Baker, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1903.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Freeman
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an action on the case by tenants against a landlord. Appellants seek to recover for damages to a stock of goods alleged to have been damaged by rainwater coming through a defective roof. A general demurrer to the declaration was sustained by the Circuit Court, and, appellants electing to stand by their declaration, the suit was dismissed at appellants’ costs. The question presented by this appeal is the sufficiency of the declaration.
It is claimed in behalf of appellants that the condition of the roof as described in the…
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