Legal Opinion
Dolman v. United States Trust Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 15, 1956PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Conway, Ch. J.
This action was brought to recover damages for an alleged breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment contained in the lease between the defendant as landlord and the plaintiff as tenant. It is claimed that the landlord breached the covenant by its inducement of and co-operation in the condemnation of the leased premises by the City of New York, resulting in the eviction of the plaintiff at the end of two years of the five-year term of the lease. Trial Term awarded plaintiff damages and the Appellate Division affirmed, two Justices dissenting.
Plaintiff first took possession of the…
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- Kip v. . New York and Harlem R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1876
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