Legal Opinion
Stern v. . Equitable Trust Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 20, 1924PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPound, J.
The question is as to the effect of the Emergency Rent Laws on the liability of a tenant for a definite term of a year or years who holds over after the expiration of the term and thereby comes within the' protection of the laws. (People ex rel. Durham R. Corp. v. LaFetra, 230 N. Y. 429.)
Appellant contends that such a tenant, although he may be neither evicted as a trespasser, nor bound for another year for the stipulated rent, or the increased rent, if the rent is raised, is held as a tenant for another year at a reasonable rental.
Respondent contends that the Emergency Rent Laws have created…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Durham Realty Corp. v. La FetraNew York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Haynes v. . AldrichNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Stern v. Equitable Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1924
3Cited by98 opinions
- Whitmarsh v. FarnellNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
- McCue Bros. & Drummond, Inc. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1953
- Susskind v. 1136 Tenants Corp.Civil Court of the City of New York · 1964
- Park Summit Realty Corp. v. FrankAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1980
- 130 West 57 Corp. v. HymanAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1946
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