Legal Opinion
Swimmer v. Janis
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided November 12, 1959Published
1Per curiam
The jury waiver in paragraph “23” of the lease must be construed strictly (Caplan v. Goldman, 197 Misc. 404, affd. 278 App. Div. 807). So read, the waiver is confined to action brought to recover rent or damages under paragraph “ 23 ”. It does not incorporate or contemplate the tort action instituted by plaintiffs (Gach v. Kanelit Realty Corp., 106 N. Y. S. 2d 871; Rappoport v. Elmorton Holding Corp., 167 Misc. 82; Schaefer v. Ohland, 105 N: Y. S. 2d 935; Frohlich & Hager v. Amalgamated Props., 181 Misc. 127; Parise v. Seaman Trucking Co., 278 App. Div. 845).
The order should be reversed, with…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Caplan v. GoldmanAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1950
- Caplan v. GoldmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1951
- Frohlich & Hager, Inc. v. Amalgamated Properties, Inc.City of New York Municipal Court · 1943
- Parise v. Seaman Trucking Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1951
- Rappaport v. Elmorton Holding Corp.City of New York Municipal Court · 1938