Stuart v. Hamilton

Citations

• 66 Ill. 253

Syllabus

<p>1. Landlord and tenant—statute in relation to double rent construed,. The second section of the chapter of the Revised Statutes entitled “ Landlord and Tenant,” which gives the landlord double rent in case of a wilful holding over by the tenant after the expiration of the term, and after demand and notice, etc., applies only to a wilful holding over after the term has expired by efflux of time, and not to a case of holding over where the term is ended by act of the landlord in declaring a forfeiture. In the latter case the tenant is liable for no more than a fair and reasonable rent for use and occupation for the time he holds over.</p> <p>2. Construction of statutes. In construing statutes courts are required to give to language, when the sense will bear it, the usual and popular meaning attached to the words employed.</p>