Benjamin v. Heeney

Citations

• 51 Ill. 492

Syllabus

<p>1. Contracts—liability of a tenant for repairs made by his request. It was stipulated in a lease that repairs upon the premises were to be made to a certain amount, which were to be paid for by the lessee and to be allowed on accruing rent. The mechanic who made the repairs performed work beyond the amount stipulated in the lease, but by the request of the lessee: held in an action hy the party doing the work, against the lessee, that the latter was liable for such excess.</p>