Bozzuffi v. Darrieusecq

Levy, J.:

The owner of the premises 322 West Seventy-second street leased them to defendant Darrieusecq for a term of five years under a written lease which contained an option of cancellation by the lessor in the event of the sale of the property, and the lessee was required to deposit the sum of $833.34 as security for his faithful performance. Thereafter the aforesaid defendant sublet the premises to the plaintiff by a written lease for the balance of his term, and took from him a like sum of $833.34 as security. The impleaded defendant, 617 Fifth Avenue Corporation, purchased the property…