In re the Estate of Sykes

Foley, S.

This is an application by a creditor, The Hubert Apartment Association, to compel payment by the estate of its claim in the sum of $1,400 with interest for the rent of an apartment at No. 226 West Fifty-ninth street, New York city, for the period from May 1, 1926, to September 30, 1926. The executrix of the estate resists payment and denies liability in her answer, except for a small amount conceded to be due. The creditor, as landlord, leased the premises to the decedent as tenant for the term of one year, beginning October 1, 1921, at a rental of $2,800 per year. The tenancy…