Mayor v. Kent
The Superior Court of the City of New York and Buffalo
Appeal from special term. Action by the mayor, aldermen, and commonalty of the city of New York against Mary Kent, as principal, and Mary A. Kent and Victoria L. Kent, as sureties, for rent due under a lease. From a judgment in favor of plaintiffs, and against the sureties, the latter appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Gorman, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment entered against the defendants upon a trial at the special term, a trial by jury being waived. The action was brought for the recovery from the defendants, as sureties, upon a bond executed by them to secure the performance by “Mary Kent” of the *568covenants of a lease made by the plaintiffs to her of certain premises in the city of New York, of which the plaintiffs were owners. The lease was for a term of two years, from May 1, 1877. The lessee entered oil the premises and occupied them, according to the terms of the lease, until May 1, 1879, leaving rent…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Kent v. . Quicksilver Mining Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Whitney Arms Co. v. . BarlowNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Dillon v. . AndersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1870
- Woodruff v. . Erie Railway CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- The Rider Life Raft Co. v. . RoachNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
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