Legal Opinion
Hall v. Fraknoi
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided March 18, 1972PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEdward Goodell, J.
The question raised by this motion for summary judgment for unpaid rent is the validity of a defense and counterclaim based on the fact that the defendant and his wife were mugged in the public areas of the apartment house in which they lived while the defendant was a tenant of the plaintiff-landlord.
The defendant’s tenancy at 1950 Andrews Avenue, not far from New York University’s Bronx campus, began in October, 1959, pursuant to a written lease for apartment 324 that expired on September 30, 1961. After the lease expired the defendant continued in occupancy as a statutory tenant for 10…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Sarah B. Kline v. 1500 Massachusetts Avenue Apartment CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Smith v. ABC Realty Co.Civil Court of the City of New York · 1971
3Cited by8 opinions
- Leslie G. v. Perry & AssociatesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1996
- Sherman v. Concourse Realty Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- Totten v. More Oakland Residential Housing, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1976
- Jamison v. Mark C. Bloome Co.California Court of Appeal · 1980
- Nebel v. Avichal Enterprises, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1989
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