Nostrand v. Hughes
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Nicholas W. Nostrand, from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of Queens, second district, in favor of the defendant, rendered on the 1st day of August, 1900, in an action to recover rent.
1Opinion of the Court
Woodward, J.:
This action was brought to recover money alleged to be due under a lease for the months of June and July, 1900, the aggregate amount being eighty dollars. On the 4th day of August, 1898, the defendant entered into a written lease with the plaintiff for the house and store at No. 50 Main street, Flushing, for a term of five years, at an agreed rental of forty dollars per month, which the defendant covenanted to pay monthly in advance. The defendant entered into possession of the premises under the said lease September 1, 1898, and occupied the same up to June 1, 1900. The…
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