Steinberg v. Forest Hills Golf Range, Inc.

By this action for a declaratory judgment, plaintiffs seek an adjudication as to (1) whether the corporate defendant’s lease was terminated on February 22, 1950, (2) if terminated, whether the corporate defendant’s possession is protected under the Business Bent Law (L. 1945, ch. 314, as amd.), and (3) if so protected, the reasonable rent for the space.

On June 2, 1947, Farmers Estate Corporation entered into a lease with the defendant Young for vacant land to he used as a public golf driving range at a rental of $4,000 per annum, payable in equal monthly installments on the first of each…