Legal Opinion
Matteo v. Ginger Estates, Inc.
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided April 25, 1978PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Burton S. Sherman, J.
The tenant respondent has moved prior to trial to dismiss this summary holdover proceeding which is based upon an alleged forfeiture and termination of a long term net lease. The question to be determined is said to be jurisdictional, namely whether a forfeiture and termination can be declared by only one of the colandlords and lessors of the premises.
The colandlords are two sisters, Ellin Matteo and Elaine Montgomery. They inherited the property from their father in 1959, and by conveyance of an interest from their mother in 1965. The will under which…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Hungerford v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1944
- King v. SchwartzAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1959
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