Legal Opinion

Souhami v. Brownstone

New York Supreme Court

Decided August 15, 1919Published

Summary proceedings by landlord to obtain possession of premises for non-payment of rent. Taxation of costs.

1Opinion of the CourtCropsey, J.

This is a summary proceeding brought by the landlord to obtain possession of premises under a claim of non-payment of rent. The landlord was successful in the Municipal Court, where the proceeding originated, and also on appeal taken to the Appellate Term. . But, on the appeal that was allowed to the Appellate Division, the decisions in the other courts were reversed and the proceeding dismissed, “ with the costs in all courts.”

This is a review of the clerk’s taxation of costs. The landlord objects to the items of twenty dollars before argument and forty dollars for argument in the Appellate…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Matter of City of BrooklynNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
  2. In re the State of New York To Acquire a Toll Bridge in the County of St. LawrenceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912
  3. In re Clarke's EstateNew York Supreme Court · 1891
  4. In re LoperNew York Supreme Court · 1900
  5. In re the Appraisal under the Taxable Transfer Laws of the Estate of BabcockAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903

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