Bliss v. Clark
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the landlord from a final order in summary proceedings in the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, fifth district, in favor of the landlord-appellant and allowing tenant-respondent’s counterclaim.
1Opinion of the Court
Defendant-tenant filing no brief.
Finch, J.
The petition is based on the failure of tenant respondent to pay rent for the month of February, 1918, of an apartment occupied by himself and family, under a written lease for a year, which lease contained no covenant by the landlord to furnish heat.
The tenant admitted the rent due but counterclaimed for an amount expended on gas heaters and other expenses not material upon the determination of this appeal. The court allowed the tenant’s counterclaim and granted a final order for the amount of the rent less the amount of the counterclaim. The issue…
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2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Tallman v. . MurphyNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Whitbeck v. CookNew York Supreme Court · 1818
- Jackson v. PaternoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
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