Heuser v. Antonius
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan. Summary proceedings by Henry Heuser against Johann H. Antonius, in which Edith Antonius and others sought leave to answer and defend. From a final order awarding possession of the premises to the landlord, interveners appeal. Dismissed.
1Opinion of the CourtFreedman, P. J.
The proceeding was brought by Henry Heuser, as landlord and owner in fee simple of the premises in suit, against his tenant for nonpayment of rent. The tenant defaulted upon the return of the precept, at which time three strangers to the proceeding, to wit, Lillie Antonius, Edith Antonius, and Edward Antonius, appeared,-and against the objection of the landlord filed an answer in which they attacked the landlord’s title, set up no superior title in themselves, and pleaded that they were tenants by operation of law, without stating the facts whereon the tenancy was based. They did not aver any…
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