Galewski v. Appelbaum
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from a final order in favor of the defendant rendered in the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in dispossession proceedings.
1Per curiam
The lease purporting to be made by the landlord’s grantor, to the tenant, was clearly invalid, in that it was not subscribed by the lessor, nor was there any evidence that the person who signed it in her behalf was her lawfully authorized agent. Nor is there any evidence that she ever ratified it. She certainly did not expressly ratify it, and there is no evidence that she ever saw it, or knew of its terms. The fact that it was recorded and that she accepted rent under it raises no implication of ratification. It does not appear that she knew of its recording or knew that it purported to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Purdy v. . CoarNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
3Cited by2 opinions
- Pacific Improvement Co. v. JonesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1912
- Cox v. Kinston Carolina Railroad & Lumber Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1918