Legal Opinion
Lenco, Inc. v. Hirschfeld
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 10, 1928PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Cardozo, Ch. J.
This action is brought to recover a deposit made by a tenant to secure the performance of the covenants of a lease. The lease was to continue until December 31, 1944. Long before that date, on June 15,1924, the landlord caused the tenant to be ejected in summary proceedings for non-payment of rent. The building was a hotel, and the landlord, on resuming posses sien, continued to run the business until another tenant could be found. After an interval of two years, on June 15,1926, he relet, at a lower rental, for plaintiff’s account. The question is whether the plaintiff may…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Seidlitz v. . AuerbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Kottler v. New York Bargain House, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Hall v. . GouldNew York Court of Appeals · 1855
- Moore v. . PotterNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- Hackenheimer v. . KurtzmannNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Amory H. Bradford v. The New York Times CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Kanter v. SafranSupreme Court of Florida · 1953
- John T. Brady & Co. v. Form-Eze Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Model Dairy Co., Inc. v. Foltis-Fischer, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933
- Rosenfeld v. AaronNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
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