Roberts v. Dahut
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Municipal 'Court, seventh district, borough of Manhattan, rendered in favor of the plaintiff. , ,
1Opinion of the CourtMacLean, J.
According to the plaintiff, an agreement was made between the parties, whereby the plaintiff was to sublet, and the defendant was to hire two vacant lots at One Hundred and Seventh street and Second avenue for a term of five years, at a specified rate per annum, and there was given a paper running: “ Hew York, Oct. 5, 1898. Eeceived from Josiah Dahut, fifty dollars ($50), payment on account of $135, to be deposited by said Dahut to me under the lease agreed upon between him and me to-day. J. Boberts.” A proposed lease was drawn by the defendant’s lawyer. It was not executed, but déstroyed.…
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