James v. Coxe

McAdam, G. J.

The action is on a written lease of certain ■apartments let for one year and four days from August 27,1884, .at the yearly rent of $1,800, payable monthly, in advance. The claim is for a balance of rent for the months of May, June, July and August, 1885. The defense is that in May, 1885, the lease was modified by a new agreement, by which the plaintiff was to receive sixty-three dollars per month to the termination of the lease, in lieu of the rent provided thereby, and, that the defendant has satisfied all claims under the agreement as modified. The production of the lease…