Legal Opinion
Kottler v. New York Bargain House, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 12, 1926PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCardozo, J.
The plaintiff, the lessee of a building in the city of New York, made a sublease, beginning May 1, 1920, and ending January 31, 1925, to S. Kleinman & Co., a partnership. Almost at once, S. Kleinman &' Co. assigned all their assets, including the lease, to New York Bargain House, Inc., the defendant, which went into possession. There is evidence that the defendant in consideration of the assignment assumed the debts and liabilities. There is a finding, unanimously affirmed by the Appellate Division, that it “ expressly assumed all the obligations ” of the lease. Under the rule of Lawrence v.…
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