791 Corp. v. Engel

This is a summary proceeding for the possession of an apartment at 791 Park avenue, New York, on a claim that the tenants continue in possession, without the consent of the landlord, after the service of a thirty-day notice to quit. The tenants deny that the conventional relationship of landlord and tenant exists and claim that they cannot be ousted from the premises in this proceeding.

The 791 Park Avenue Corporation (not this landlord) built the apartment house in question. The tenant, Harry Engel, was a stockholder in that corporation, as were Mrs. Engel’s brothers and father. The tenants…