Legal Opinion

Case v. Porterfield

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 1, 1900PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal by the defendants, C. R. Porterfield and another, composing the firm of Porterfield & Conklin, from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, second district, in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the •clerk of said court on the 26th day of June, 1900, in summary proceedings to recover possession of real estate for non-payment of rent.

1Opinion of the Court

Goodrich, P. J.:

O. R. Porterfield and Mary A. Mott were the owners in fee of certain premises on Bedford avenue, Brooklyn, as heirs at law of Robert Porterfield. The premises were originally let by Robert: Porterfield to C. R. Porterfield and J. W. Conklin, composing the-firm of Porterfield & Conklin. After Robert’s death, and in August,. 1900, the premises were let by agreement to the firm at $45 per month. The rent not having been paid for two months, summary-proceedings to dispossess the firm for non-payment of rent were^ brought by David K. Case. in- his own name. He is the agent of the…

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. Fitzgerald v. WashingtonCivil Court of the City of New York · 1975
  2. Powers v. De O.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
  3. N. R. M. Garage Corp. v. Morris Feig Garage Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1951
  4. McDonald v. RuggieroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910

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