Case Name: Gustaf Nyquist v. George P. Martin
Court: Illinois Appellate Court
Jurisdiction: Illinois
Decision Date: 1890-05-28
Citations: 35 Ill. App. 623
Docket Number: 
Parties: Gustaf Nyquist v. George P. Martin.
Judges: 
Reporter: Illinois Appellate Court Reports
Volume: 35
Pages: 623–623

Head Matter:
Gustaf Nyquist v. George P. Martin.
Landlord and Tenant—Recovery of Rent—Lease—Ambiguity.
In an action brought for the recovery of rent, this court holds that the evidence justified the finding of the trial court that the lease involved was duly delivered, and that the error therein touching the year in which it was to end, can not affect the right of recovery thereon.
[Opinion filed May 28, 1890.]
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. John P. Alto-eld, Judge, presiding.
Mr. S. Whipple Gehe, for'appellant.
Messrs. Bottom & Swartz, for appellee.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
This appeal is brought to review a judgment rendered in favor of appellee and against appellant for the sum of 860, for rent due under a lease. It is first contended that the lease was not delivered, and while there is some conflict of evidence on this point, an examination of the record convinces us that the evidence not only supports the finding of the court that the lease was delivered, but fully preponderates in favor of such conclusion.
The next contention is that because of a mistake in writing the lease, it is made to end April 30,1808, instead of 1888, and so there can be no recovery upon it. There is some ambiguity caused by the writing of the figure " 8 " instead of the word " eighty " before the word " eight," but we are of opinion that no violence is done to the writing by reading it 1888.
The objection is the merest technicality, and is invoked to work an injustice. There is no merit in the appeal and the judgment must be affirmed.
Judgment affirmed.