Stevens v. Salomon

Eor several years prior to October 1, 1901, the plaintiff, as tenant, had occupied the second loor of the premises 19 West Forty-second street. There were three windows in the' rear of said premises, and the yard upon which the windows opened was thirty feet in depth. In the preceding August the landlord sold the property to the defendant, and the latter accepted from plaintiff the rent for September and October, and on October 10, by a writing, leased her the same premises for three years and six months from November 1 following.

Prior to the making of the lease the defendant made alterations…