Legal Opinion

Slater v. Waterson & Law Amusement Co.

Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York

Decided March 15, 1908PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal by the tenant from a final order of the Municipal Court of the city of ¡New York, sixth district, borough of Manhattan, in favor of the landlord, made in summary proceedings to recover the possession of demised premises for the tenant’s default in the payment of rent.

1Opinion of the CourtBischoff, J.

The burden of this appeal is the alleged error of the court below in overruling the ten-ant’s objection to its jurisdiction because of the insufficient statement of *216the petitioner’s interest in the premises of which he claimed possession, as required by the Code of Civil Procedure, § 22.35. The objection was clearly untenable.

The petition set forth that the petitioner entered into an agreement with the Waterson & Law Amusement Company whereby he let to and the company hired the premises and for the use and occupation thereof promised to pay an annual rental of $15,000 in equal monthly advance…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Rowland v. DillinghamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Reich v. . CochranNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
  2. Cappel v. LondonAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1909
  3. Underhill v. CohenAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1909

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