Gerli v. Washington Piece Dyeing & Finishing Co.

Pek Cukiam.

The question involved was the liability of the defendant as assignee of a lease, for rent accrued. The defense was that the defendant had reassigned to a third party named Bertha Michelin, before any rent accrued, and the principal issue of fact at the trial was whether this reassignment was genuine or only pretended; for if genuine, defendant would be relieved of liabilty. Meyer v. Alliance Investment Co., 84 N. J. L. 450; 86 Id. 694; Linke v. Greenfield, 6 N. J. Adv. R. 324; 140 Atl. Rep. 314.

The trial judge properly refused to nonsuit or to direct a verdict, as the testimony…