Livingston v. . Miller
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from the judgment of the supreme court sitting in the third district. The action was covenant, commenced in 1847 upon a lease dated in 1822, executed by the plaintiff as lessor, and the defendant Miller and one Finkle, since deceased, as lessees.
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Appeal from the judgment of the supreme court sitting in the third district. The action was covenant, commenced in 1847 upon a lease dated in 1822, executed by the plaintiff as lessor, and the defendant Miller and one Finkle, since deceased, as lessees. The declaration averred the making of the lease, whereby the plaintiff demised unto the lessees a certain farm situate in Columbia county, and being part of subdivision lot three in great lot No. two in the manor of Livingston, during two lives, the lessees, “ yielding and paying therefor unto the lessor, his heirs, executors, administrators…
1Opinion of the Court
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[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.]
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The defendant's proposition upon the motion for a nonsuit was that under the provisions of the lease declared on, the plaintiff could not recover any thing without proving that he had directed the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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