Legal Opinion

Feyer v. Reiss

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

Decided December 30, 1912PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Appeal by the plaintiff, Oelia Feyer, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 7th day of May, 1912, upon the dismissal of the complaint by direction of the court after a trial at the Kings County Trial Term.

1Opinion of the Court

Jenks, P. J.:

The lease contained inter alia a provision whereby the lessees agreed, as security for their faithful performance, to deposit $1,316 with the lessor. In accord with the -terms thereof $800 was paid immediately and the balance was paid in certain monthly installments. The term began on August 1, 1911, but the lessees were dispossessed for non-payment of an installment of rent due on December 10, 1911.

This action is brought by the assignee of the lessees to recover $1,100 of the said deposit, upon the theory that only one-half of the monthly rent, namely, $329.16, was due at the…

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  4. Michaels v. . FishelNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
  5. Clement v. . CashNew York Court of Appeals · 1860

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Feinsot v. BursteinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914
  2. Halpern v. . Manhattan Avenue Theatre CorporationNew York Court of Appeals · 1917
  3. Halpern v. Manhattan Avenue Theatre Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1916
  4. Fleisher v. FriorAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1916
  5. Hochman v. BolltAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1915

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