Martin v. Lee

This action was brought to recover rent of certain premises for the months of March and April, 1899, payable monthly in advance, under a lease to the defendant for five months, commencing December 1, 1898. The defendant was dispossessed under proceedings begun April 7, 1899, and wherein the final order was made April eleventh, and the warrant to dispossess was issued April fourteenth. On that last-mentioned day the' premises were vacated. At the time of the agreement, the defendant deposited with the plaintiff the sum of $150 as security for the payment of the rent for the term. This amount…