Bradley v. De Goicouria
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal from a judgment of the General Term of the City Court of New York affirming a judgment of that court entered upon the verdict of a jury and an order denying a motion for a new trial.
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Appeal from a judgment of the General Term of the City Court of New York affirming a judgment of that court entered upon the verdict of a jury and an order denying a motion for a new trial. The action was brought by Saulesbury L. Bradley to recover rent, under a lease by him of an apartment or suite of rooms in a building in the City of New York to defendant for the term of one year from the first day of October, 1881, at the yearly rent of $1,620, payable monthly in advance, the amount claimed being the sum of $135, becoming due on June 1st, 1882. Defendant alleged in his answer that before…
1Opinion of the Court
Charles P. Daly, Chief Justice.
This was an apartment house known as the Oakland Flats, the general duty of keeping which in repair was upon the landlord, and not upon the tenants of the separate apartments, each tenant being answerable only, under the covenant in his lease, for such repairs as were necessary in his separate apartment or suite of rooms occupied by him. It was the duty of the landlord to keep the general plumbing work of the house in repair; and the defendant, as the occupant of a separate suite of apartments, was bound only to make such repairs in the plumbing therein as…
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