Manhattan Realty Appraisers v. Marchbank

The plaintiff’s complaint was dismissed at the close of its case upon motion of defendant’s counsel. The facts shown by the plaintiff must, therefore, be taken as true. The parties herein entered into a written lease, by the terms of which defendant leased an apartment for the term of one year from October 1, 1912, the rent to be paid monthly in advance, at the rate of $780 per year. The lease contained a clause to the effect that the letting and hiring should be deemed extended and renewed for the further term of one year from the expiration of the first term, unless either party, on or…