Duhain v. Merwood, Jaccard & King Jewelry Co.

On the 10th day of June, 1905, the plaintiff, by a written lease,- let to the defendant a small store on the northerly side in the basement of the building known as Ho. 400 Fifth avenue^ in the city of Hew York, such store being known as a stoop store, for a term of four years ten months and twenty days, beginning June 10,1905, and ending May 1, 1910, at a rent of $2,200 per annum for the first year ten months and twenty days and for the three remaining years of the term at a rent of $2,400 per annum. The defendant entered into possession and continued in possession of the premises until the…