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Reiger v. Bruce

Appellate Court of Illinois, Chicago, First District
Apr 6, 1944
322 Ill. App. 689 (Ill. App. Ct. 1944)

Summary

In Reiger v. Bruce, 322 Ill. App. 689, 54 N.E.2d 770 (Abst), a forcible detainer action was brought by a joint tenant against a lessee of the premises.

Summary of this case from Jeffers v. Brua

Opinion

Gen. No. 42,971. (Abstract of Decision.)

Opinion filed April 6, 1944 Rehearing denied April 20, 1944

FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER, § 7right of joint tenant to maintain action. Forcible detainer, being merely a possessory action, one joint tenant may sue and recover the joint property, and if one of two joint tenants executes a lease without the participation of the other, it will be deemed to be for the benefit of both, and either may maintain an action of forcible entry and detainer (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1943, ch. 57, par. 2; Jones Ill. Stats. Ann. 109.264).

See Callaghan's Illinois Digest, same topic and section number.

Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. FRANCIS BORRELLI, Judge, presiding.

Judgment affirmed. Heard in the second division, first district, this court at the February term, 1944.

C. Francis Stradford, for appellant;

B.G. Clanton, for appellee.


Not to be published in full. Opinion filed April 6, 1944; rehearing denied April 20, 1944.


Summaries of

Reiger v. Bruce

Appellate Court of Illinois, Chicago, First District
Apr 6, 1944
322 Ill. App. 689 (Ill. App. Ct. 1944)

In Reiger v. Bruce, 322 Ill. App. 689, 54 N.E.2d 770 (Abst), a forcible detainer action was brought by a joint tenant against a lessee of the premises.

Summary of this case from Jeffers v. Brua
Case details for

Reiger v. Bruce

Case Details

Full title:Novel Leon Reiger, Appellee, v. Walter Bruce, Appellant

Court:Appellate Court of Illinois, Chicago, First District

Date published: Apr 6, 1944

Citations

322 Ill. App. 689 (Ill. App. Ct. 1944)
54 N.E.2d 88

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