Sullivan v. New York United Realty Co.

Plaintiffs are landlords and the defendant is the tenant of the premises located at the northeast corner of Fourteenth street and Third avenue, in the borough of Manhattan, city of New York. The building located thereon is a five-story brick and stone structure “ used now and at the time when defendant entered into possession ” as a rooming house on the upper floors with stores on the street level. The property was leased by the plaintiffs on November 24, 1928, to the United Cigar Stores Company of America for a term commencing May 1, 1929, and ending March 31, 1938. The United Cigar Stores…