Joanette Juniors, Inc. v. Board of Home Missions of Congregational & Christian Churches

The question in this case is whether defendant is liable for damages plaintiff claims it suffered because defendant did not inform it that a representation which was true when defendant made it later became untrue.

On January 18, 1945, defendant, a religious corporation incorporated by chapter 36 of the Laws of 1937, became the owner of a business building at 80 Madison Avenue, Manhattan, New York City. Plaintiff, a manufacturer of dresses, was then the tenant in possession of the fifth floor of that building under a lease, the term of which would expire January 31, 1946, and the rent under…