Hart v. Interborough News Co.

This is an action for declaratory judgment brought by the plaintiffs (hereinafter sometimes called the landlord) against a tenant and various subtenants to determine their rights and obligations with respect to business premises in the city of New York.

In 1939, the landlord leased to the tenant Interborough News Company (hereinafter called Interborough) certain business space in a subway arcade for a term of ten years at a rental of $20,885 per year, plus a percentage of any increase in taxes. The tenant partitioned the demised premises and entered into six subleases for approximately 85% of…