Cohen v. Margolies

This is an action brought by the plaintiff to recover of the defendant the sum of $675, the amount which the plaintiff disbursed for constructing certain iron fire escapes and other items which will be referred to more in detail hereafter. The plaintiff is the landlord and the defendant the tenant under a written lease which demised the premises 117, 119 and 121 West Forty-second street for the period of ten years from September 7, 1910. The lease contained the following clause: “ The parties of the second part [the lessees] further agree and covenant that they will promptly comply with each,…