Legal Opinion
Frank B. Hall & Co. of New York, Inc. v. Orient Overseas Associates
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 19, 1982PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ross, J.
The core issue presented by this appeal is whether the plaintiff lessee is required to pay attorneys’ fees as “additional rent” when these expenses were incurred by the defendant landlord in litigation spanning more than five years. We are of the opinion that the lease provisions urged as the predicate for the claims of the landlord have no applicability to the facts before us.
The torturous history of the litigation between these parties bears repeating. After protracted negotiations, the *339plaintiff, on March 25, 1971, entered into a 20-year lease for the second…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Frank B. Hall & Co. of New York, Inc. v. Orient Overseas AssociatesNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Frank B. Hall & Co. of New York, Inc. v. Orient Overseas AssociatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- Carl Ally, Inc. v. Mahoney, Cohen & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
3Cited by14 opinions
- Riverside Research Institute v. KMGA, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
- In Re Westview 74th Street Drug Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1986
- Riverside Research Institute v. KMGA, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Empire State Building Co. v. New York Skyline, Inc. (In Re New York Skyline, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2012
- Frank B. Hall & Co. of New York, Inc. v. Orient Overseas AssociatesNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
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