Van Wicklen v. Paulson
New York Supreme Court
This was an appeal by the defendant, from a judgment entered upon the report of a referee. The action was brought to recover of the defendant $133,33, rent of certain premises in Brooklyn. The referee reported in favor of the plaintiff,' for that sum. The only question in the case is stated in the opin- ■ ion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Brown, J.
I shall consider whether the defendant Paulson was entitled to the benefit of his own testimony, upon the hearing before the referee. He was the tenant of certain premises in Brooklyn, under a lease executed to him by John A. Hughes, for the term of one year from the first day of May, 1850, reserving $400 yearly rent, payable quarterly, on the 1st days of August, November, February and May; Hughes being at the time the owner of the demised premises in fee. On the 1st of December, 1850, the plaintiff became the owner in fee, under a deed of conveyance from John A.…
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