Dodge v. Pritchard
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, rendered in the Municipal Court of the city of Hew York, tenth district, borough of Manhattan.
1Opinion of the CourtLeventritt, J.
The appellant claims that he is released from his obligation to pay rent by virtue of a surrender and acceptance of the demised term. He was tenant under a yearly lease and *543sought to be relieved of his contract at the end of nine months. He testifies to various interviews with the plaintiff concerning the-terms on which a surrender would be accepted; the decision of' the justice, however, involves this version of the interview which we accept as in accordance with the weight of evidence: The-plaintiff agreed to release the defendant from his contract in consideration of the payment of $100…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Underhill v. . CollinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Thomas v. . NelsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Dorrance v. BonesteelAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
- Johnson v. DollNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1895
- Gaffney v. PaulAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1899
3Cited by1 opinion
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of the Administrators of GruganNew York Surrogate's Court · 1927