Legal Opinion

Powers v. De O.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided October 15, 1901PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal by the plaintiff, Thomas J. Powers, Jr., as agent for landlord, from a judgment of the County Court of Westchester county in favor of the defendant, bearing date the 23d day of March, 1901,- and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Westchester, reversing a final order made by a justice of the peace of the town of Cortlandt, in said county, awarding to the plaintiff possession of real estate in summary proceedings.

1Opinion of the Court

Hirschberg, J.:

On the hearing before the justice of the peace the defendant made defense upon .technical points" only, and the decision of the *374justice appears to be fully justified by the law and facts. The final order granted in favor of the petitioner as agent, awarding possession of the lands of his principal, then in the possession of the respondent as tenant, has been reversed in the County. Court. Mo •opinion was written on such reversal, and we aré accordingly unaware of the grounds of that court’s action. The points presented by the respondent appear untenable, and we are unable to…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Reeder v. . SayreNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
  2. Case v. PorterfieldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Schwartz v. Weiss-NewellCivil Court of the City of New York · 1976
  2. Fitzgerald v. WashingtonCivil Court of the City of New York · 1975
  3. Moore v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
  4. In re the Summary Proceeding Brought by the Stuyvensant Real Estate Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1903
  5. Reserve Finance Corp. v. RosenNew York Supreme Court · 1926

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