Miller v. . Knox
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the first judicial district, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon the decision of the court. This action was brought to recover of the defendants a balance claimed to be due from them to the plaintiff for the rent of certain premises known as 326 Greenwich street in the city of New York.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the first judicial district, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon the decision of the court. This action was brought to recover of the defendants a balance claimed to be due from them to the plaintiff for the rent of certain premises known as 326 Greenwich street in the city of New York. On the trial before a referee, it appeared that on the first day of February, 1857, one Nicholas Quaekinboss leased to Charles Knox the said premises for the space of four years and three months, at the rate of $1,000 and…
1Concurrence
The lease from Quackinboss to Charles Knox provided that the lessee should have the privilege of remaining in possession after the specified time, for the further term of five years, at the yearly rent of $1,500. On the 10th day of February, 1858, Charles Knox assigned this lease to Edward Knox, who entered into possession of the premises, and remained in possession until May 11, 1863, when he died. After his death the defendants, as his administrators, took possession of the premises, and let them and collected the rents. I have no doubt that the privilege, under the lease, of extending the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- In re GallowayNew York Supreme Court · 1839
- Fisher v. FisherNew York Surrogate's Court · 1850