Legal Opinion
Cohen v. Freedman
City of New York Municipal Court
Decided September 25, 1945PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtKeller, J.
This is a motion for summary judgment made by plaintiffs against their landlords in an action for the recovery of excessive rent claimed to have been paid in violation of the Commercial Bent Law. (L. 1945, ch. 3, as amd. by L. 1945, ch. 315.)
*849On October 12, 1944, plaintiffs, as tenants, and defendants, as landlords, entered into a written lease for the twelfth floor of 54 Canal Street in the city of New York, for three years, commencing February 1, 1945, at $3,500 per annum. The lease provided for the payment of eighteen months’ rent in advance amounting to $5,250. The plaintiffs claim that…
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- East New York Savings Bank v. HahnNew York Court of Appeals · 1944
- Kuperschmid v. Globe Brief Case Corp.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1945
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- In re MyonesNew York Supreme Court · 1947