Cortese v. Connors

By written lease dated July 26, 1947 the plaintiffs Córtese in the first entitled action leased from the defendant Connors for a term of five years, with the privilege of renewal for a like term, the premises known as 117 Robinson Street, Binghamton, New York. Upon its expiration in 1952, the lease was renewed for another five-year term. It contained a covenant, viz.: “5. The Landlord agrees that in the event of the Landlord’s desire to sell the above mentioned property before the expiration of this Lease, the Tenants shall have the first option to purchase the same under the terms at which…