Grant v. Schwartz

Appellate Court of Illinois

Grant v. Schwartz

183 Ill. App. 202

Appellate Court of Illinois·Decided November 4, 1913·No. Gen. No. 18,711·Published

Opinion

Mr. Justice Barnes

delivered the opinion of the court.

Abstract of the Decision. Forcible entry and detainer, § 71*—defendant’s possession must Be proved. In an action of forcible detainer by a lessor against a lessee, in absence of proof that the lessee, where no one was holding under him, was in actual possession of the premises at the time suit was brought, defendant’s motion for a peremptory instruction should be granted.

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Mr. Justice Barnes

delivered the opinion of the court.

Abstract of the Decision. Forcible entry and detainer, § 71*—defendant’s possession must Be proved. In an action of forcible detainer by a lessor against a lessee, in absence of proof that the lessee, where no one was holding under him, was in actual possession of the premises at the time suit was brought, defendant’s motion for a peremptory instruction should be granted.

Grant v. Schwartz, 183 Ill. App. 202 (Ill. Ct. App. 1913).

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