Hall v. Beston
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Bafala S. Beston, trading under the name of B. S. Beston & Co., from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiffs, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 4th day of February, 1897, as of the 27th day of April, 1896, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the New York Trial Term before the court without a jury.
1Opinion of the Court
Ingraham, J.:
The action was brought to recover the rent due by the defendant under a léase between the plaintiffs’ testator and the defendant. The complaint alleged the making of the lease; that the defendant had not paid the rent for the months of May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December, 1895, aggregating $1,600, except the sum of $450, paid on account, leaving a balance of $1,150 due and unpaid. ■ The answer admits the making of the lease; denies that the rent is unpaid, and alleges as a separate answer and defense,' and by way of counterclaim, an agreement…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Chapin v. . DobsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Eighmie v. . TaylorNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
- Wilson v. . DeenNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Witty v. . MatthewsNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Routledge v. . Worthington Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1890
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- Hamilton v. EmersonAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1900
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