Hall v. Beston
New York Supreme Court
Action to recover rent due upon a lease.
1Opinion of the CourtMcAdam, J.
The executors of William H. Hall sue to recover rent due upon a sealed lease of premises, 243 Greenwich street,, de- ' mised for five years from May 1, 1893, at a specified rental. The defense is that the lease was .signed in consideration of a promise by the testator to make certain "permanent repairs to the cellar, and that during the term the promise was renewed. Both promises were oral. The only, consideration alleged is. the execution of *529the lease and the defendant’s promise not to remove. The defects of the cellar, if .such they were, existed before the hiring; the tenant was aware of…
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