Legal Opinion

Gregory v. Manhattan Briar Pipe Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided September 29, 1916PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal by the defendant, Manhattan Briar Pipe Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 26th day of February, 1915, upon the decision of the court, a jury having been waived.

1Opinion of the Court

Putnam, J.:

The landlord has been adjudged $2,221.38 for expense of outlays upon the demised buildings ordered by the local building department, which the defendant tenant had refused to make. In December, 1905, plaintiff’s assignor leased to defendant for ten years the premises in Jersey City, which defendant used to manufacture tobacco pipes.

The lease had the following covenants:

“The burden of keeping the buildings and machinery in repair shall be borne by the Lessee, except that in the event any of said buildings have to be newly roofed, or the founda*107tions or any of the outside walls of any…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Herald Square Realty Co. v. . Saks Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1915
  2. Markham v. David Stevenson Brewing Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
  3. Markham v. . David Stevenson Brewing CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1907

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Pross v. Excelsior Cleaning & Dyeing Co.City of New York Municipal Court · 1920
  2. Edwards v. Ollen Restaurant Corp.City of New York Municipal Court · 1950
  3. Frank v. Sidney B. Bowman Automobile Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
  4. 4370 Park Avenue Corp. v. Hunter Paper Co.New York Supreme Court · 1958
  5. JIHL Associates v. FrankAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988

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