Legal Opinion

Norton v. Vultee

The Superior Court of New York City

Decided December 15, 1828PublishedCited by 3 opinions

This was an action of debt, brought against the defendant as the assignee of a lease. The declaration was founded on an indenture of lease, made by the plaintiffs to one Frederick L. Vultee, bearing date the 20th of February, 1821, for the term of five years, to commence on the first day of May thereafter, and reserving rent at the rate of $160 per annum, payable quarterly.

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This was an action of debt, brought against the defendant as the assignee of a lease. The declaration was founded on an indenture of lease, made by the plaintiffs to one Frederick L. Vultee, bearing date the 20th of February, 1821, for the term of five years, to commence on the first day of May thereafter, and reserving rent at the rate of $160 per annum, payable quarterly. The declaration stated, that after the making of the lease, to wit, on the first day of April, 1825, “ all the estate, right, title, inter- “ est, and term of years then to come, of the said Frederick L “ Vultee, in and to…

1Per curiam

This is an action of debt brought against the defendant as the assignee of a lease, to recover rent in arrear. From the facts disclosed by the case, and from the averments in the declaration, it may be fairly inferred, that the rent for which the action is brought., has accrued since the death of the original lessee; that the defendant has since that time entered upon and enjoyed a part of the demised premises, and that the lease on which the action is founded, expired before the commencement of this suit,.

The first objection made to the plaintiff’s right of recovery is, that the action of…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. Van Rensselaer's Executors v. GallupNew York Supreme Court · 1848
  2. Van Rensselaer v. JonesNew York Supreme Court · 1848
  3. United States v. StaffordU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern New York · 1871

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