Meeks v. Bowerman
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment rendered in a District Court, on a motion by plaintiff for judgment on the pleadings. The action was brought .to recover rent of certain premises in the City of Few York. The matters set up in the defence are fully stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
Hilton, J.
Upon a demise, the landlord is not hound to disclose to the lessee the uses to which the demised premises have been previously put, and in the absence of any express covenants in the lease, there can be none implied by which the lessor can he held as warranting the premises fit for the purposes for which they are rented. Post v. Vetter, 2 E. D. Smith, 248 ; Howard v. Doolittle, 3 Duer, 464; Mechanics' and Trader's Fire Ins. Co. v. Scott, 2Hilton, 550; Gardiner v. Keteltas, 3 Hill, 330; Westlake v. De Graw, 35 Wend. 669. In the latter ease, the tenant was obliged to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- M'Millan v. VanderlipNew York Supreme Court · 1815
- Howard v. DoolittleThe Superior Court of New York City · 1854
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