DeVita v. Pianisani

The landlord brought this proceeding against the tenant, as the parties are therein nominated, for non-payment of rent for December, 1925, and January, 1926. Upon the trial it appeared that the petitioner in January, 1925, obtained a deed to the property from C. Pianisani, Inc., a corporation controlled by the tenant; that the latter occupied the premises in question at the time of the conveyance and was still in possession at the time of the trial. No evidence appears to indicate that the tenant ever paid any rent to the corporation or that the landlord endeavored to collect it prior to…