Terry v. Moore
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal from equity term. Actions by Adeline H. Terry against William T. Moore, and by Parker Syms and others against Gasimer de R Moore, to declare void a certain renewal lease, made in 1887, of premises in West Twenty-Third street, between Ninth and Tenth avenues, known as “London Terrace.” From a judgment in favor of defendant in each case, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
DALY, O. J.
The complaint of the plaintiff in each action was, in effect, that at the time of the execution of the renewal lease, in 1887, the plaintiffs labored under a mistake as to their legal rights under their original leases, and, being misled and induced by the representations of the defendant and his agent to waive those rights, executed the renewals in question, by which they were compelled for 21 years to pay a rental greatly in excess of what must have been fixed by appraisement under the terms of the original leases. By the terms of the original leases, the rent for the renewal was…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Terry v. MooreNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1893