Legal Opinion
American Book Co. v. Yeshiva University Development Foundation, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 11, 1969PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEdward J. Greenfield, J.
This action, by a tenant in an office building for a declaratory judgment and an injunction to compel the landlord to give its consent to a proposed sublease, raises interesting questions as to the factors to be considered in determining whether withholding of consent to subletting is unreasonable.
Plaintiff American Book Company is the occupant of three floors and part of the basement space in an office building at 55 Fifth Avenue, in the City of New York. It occupies the premises under written leases entered into with 55 Associates, a limited partnership which then owned the building,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Riggs v. . PursellNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Presby v. . BenjaminNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Bovin v. GalitzkaNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
- Francis v. FergusonNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Lyon v. Bethlehem Engineering Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Fernandez v. VazquezDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
- Mann Theatres Corp. of California v. Mid-Island Shopping Plaza Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Ernst Home Center, Inc. v. SatoCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1996
- Kruger v. Page Management Co.New York Supreme Court · 1980
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