New York Central Railroad v. City of New York

Action by a tenant to recover the sum of $15,558.64, being the expense incurred by it in making necessary repairs to the property of the landlord.

On or about July 23, 1914, by an indenture of lease, the defendant leased to the plaintiff for the term of ten years from October 8, 1914, a certain pier known as Pier 76, North river. This was a renewal lease pursuant to a provision in a prior lease between the same parties. The original lease was authorized by the commissioners of the sinking fund in 1904 and the plaintiff has continuously been in possession of the premises under the leases. The…