Cox v. Sammis
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Richard A. Sammis, from an order of the. County Court of the county of Nassau, entered in the office of' the clerk of-the county of Nassau on the 25th day of July, 1900, reversing upon appeal a judgment in favor of the plaintiff rendered by a justice of the peace in a summary proceeding, and also from a judgment entered upon said order in said clerk’s office on the '25th day of July, 1900, awarding possession to the landlords.
1Opinion of the Court
Woodward, J.:
The petitioners instituted this proceeding to evict the tenant, who was alleged to be holding over without the consent of the landlord under a paroi lease of the premises described in the petition for a term of one year. Upon the trial the parties, after introducing evidence, both moved the court to direct a" verdict in their favor. The motion of the landlord was denied, and that of the tenant granted. The matter was appealed to the County Court of Nassau county, where the judgment was reversed, the learned court holding that the tenant was in possession of the premises under a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Adams v. . City of CohoesNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
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