Matter of Byrne v. Padden

In April, 1926, Cornelius Byrne leased a house to be used as a boarding house at Long Beach to Mrs. Padden for the summer season. She was to pay therefor $1,100 before May 1st and $1,100 on July 1st. The house was in poor condition and the landlord promised orally to make necessary repairs. One thousand dollars was in fact paid but when the balance was demanded in July, the tenant refused to pay because this had never been done. Then late in the month the tenant told Mr. Byrne that the rent should be reduced or she would abandon the premises. Apparently in their then condition they were not…