Hodge v. Giese

Van Fleet, V. C.

This is an application for an injunction. The complainant and defendant occupy parts of the same building as tenants under the same landlord. The defendant occupies the basement as a barber-shop, and the complainant occupies the two floors immediately above. The complainant is a clothier. He uses the first floor as a store for the sale of clothing and the second for cutting garments. The defendant has occupied the basement continuously for over twenty-five years, and the complainant has held the two floors now occupied by him since April, 1879. Prior to the commencement of the…