154 West 14th Street Co. v. D. A. Schulte, Inc.

This action is brought to reform a written lease dated May 22, 1918, of the corner store in No. 154 West Fourteenth street, borough of Manhattan, made by the Adams Land and Building Company, by striking therefrom a provision allowing defendant, as tenant, the privilege of a renewal for five years, commencing July 1, 1923, at an annual rental of $2,000, which was the rental during the original term of the lease. Plaintiff is and has been since April 18, 1920, the owner of the building in which said store is located. The lease is on a printed form prepared by the lessee, D. A. Schulte, Inc.,…