Liedtke v. Meyer

This appeal brings up for review an order of the County Court of Suffolk county which reversed a final order of a Justice’s Court in summary proceedings between a landlord and tenant for the recovery of possession of certain demised premises. The proceeding was begun on a petition which alleged the- tenant’s failure to pay the monthly rent after a demand by the landlord. The tenant filed an answer, setting up as a defense a partial eviction by the landlord. When the proceeding came to trial the defendant testified that the premises rented to him consisted of a store; one-half of a barn of…