Haims v. Rehm
New York Supreme Court
Appeal by the landlord from an order of the Municipal Court of the city of Hew York, second district, borough of Manhattan, dismissing the petition in a summary proceeding upon the merits.
1Opinion of the CourtGuy, J.
The petition of the landlord herein avers that the defendant leased the premises in question on October 15, 1909, promising to pay the sum of forty dollars per month in advance on the fifteenth day of each month, and that there was one month’s rent due from April 15, 1910, to Hay 15, 1910. The petition was verified and the precept issued and served on April 15, 1910. At the close of the testimony given on behalf of the landlord, the tenant moved to dismiss the proceeding upon the ground that the agency of the person verifying the petition had not been shown, and that the proceedings could not…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- McDonald v. RuggieroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910