Beers v. Taussig
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment in favor of the defendants, rendered in the Municipal Court of the city of New York, Seventh District, borough of Manhattan.
1Opinion of the CourtMacLean, J.
The plaintiff brought this action to recover rent for the month of August, 1905, under a lease of a loft containing this clause: “ If the premises hereby leased shall be injured by fire or otherwise, but not rendered untenantable, the same shall be repaired with all proper speed at the expense of the lessor; but, if the damage shall be so extensive as to render the premises untenantable, the rent shall be proportionately paid up to the time of such damage, and shall from thenceforth cease until such time as the same shall be put in good repair; but in case of such destruction of the building…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Weinberg v. SavitzkyAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1905
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