Strang v. New York Rubber Co.
The Superior Court of New York City
This case was tried before Mr. Justice Barbour and a jury. . On the 6th of February, 1866, plaintiff leased to defendant the store 103 Liberty street, for two years and nine months, from May 1, 1866, at the annual rent of $1,000, payable quarterly The defendant entered into possession of the premises and used and occupied them until after February 1,1868. The defendant having neglected to pay the quarter’s rent which became due February 1, 1868, plaintiff brought this action…
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This case was tried before Mr. Justice Barbour and a jury. . On the 6th of February, 1866, plaintiff leased to defendant the store 103 Liberty street, for two years and nine months, from May 1, 1866, at the annual rent of $1,000, payable quarterly The defendant entered into possession of the premises and used and occupied them until after February 1,1868. The defendant having neglected to pay the quarter’s rent which became due February 1, 1868, plaintiff brought this action to recover it. The defense is that the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the City and County of New York instituted a…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court:
Jones, J.
The act of 1813 provides (R. L. of 1813, vol. 2, p. 414) that, on the confirmation of the report of the commissioners of estimate and assessment, “ the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the City of New York shall become and be seized in fee of all the land, hereditaments, tenements, and premises described in such report, that shall or maybe so acquired for the purpose of opening, laying out, and forming, extending, enlarging, or otherwise improving the streets or avenues so to be opened, laid out, and formed, extended, enlarged, or improved, the same to be appropriated,…
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