Legal Opinion
Downtown Harvard Lunch Club v. Racso, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 24, 1951PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWalter, J.
A tenant here seeks damages for an alleged breach of his lease by the landlord. The first question is whether or not there was a breach. If so, a second question will be whether a provision in the lease operates to limit plaintiff’s recovery to $2,000.
By written lease made March 15, 1948, defendant leased to plaintiff, for a term of three years from April 1, 1948, to March 31, 1951, at an annual rent of $8,000, payable monthly in advance, certain space on the second floor of the building at the southwest corner of William and Liberty Streets to be used and occupied for a lunch club by…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Mosler Safe Co. v. Maiden Lane Safe Deposit Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1910
- Caesar v. . RubinsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Weatherford v. AdamsArizona Supreme Court · 1926
- Banta v. Stamford Motor Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1914
- Shiell v. M'NittNew York Court of Chancery · 1841
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Hassett v. Revlon, Inc. (In Re O. P. M. Leasing Services, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1982
- Educational Beneficial, Inc. v. ReynoldsCivil Court of the City of New York · 1971
- Jarro Building Industries Corp. v. SchwartzAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1967
- Perma-Stone Bi County Corp. v. AckermanNew York Supreme Court · 1959
- Weatherproof Improvement Contracting Corp. v. KramerCity of New York Municipal Court · 1956
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