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Saracena v. Preisler

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 7, 1917PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal by the defendants, Gretchen Preisler and another, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 10th day of February, 1917, as amended. The judgment was entered upon the verdict of a jury rendered by direction of the court.

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Appeal by the defendants, Gretchen Preisler and another, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 10th day of February, 1917, as amended. The judgment was entered upon the verdict of a jury rendered by direction of the court. Defendants further appeal from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 13th day of Feoruary, 1917, denying their motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.

1Opinion of the Court

Shearn, J.:

The defendants appeal from a judgment entered upon a directed verdict in an action to recover $3,500 and interest, alleged to be due as rent under a lease of real property. The plaintiff was the lessee of certain rooms in the Pulitzer Building, in which for a considerable period of time prior to the lease in suit he had conducted a barber shop and a Turkish bath. On September 1, 1914, plaintiff sublet to the defendants that portion of the establishment in which he had conducted the Turkish bath at a rental of $3,000 per annum, payable in equal monthly installments in advance during…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Gray v. Kaufman Dairy & Ice Cream Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1900
  2. Hall v. . GouldNew York Court of Appeals · 1855
  3. Gray v. Kaufman Dairy & Ice Cream Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
  4. Johnson v. . MeekerNew York Court of Appeals · 1884

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Lenco, Inc. v. HirschfeldNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
  2. Centurian Development Ltd. v. Kenford Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
  3. Von Schleinitz v. North Hotel Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1929
  4. Gotlieb v. Taco Bell Corp.District Court, E.D. New York · 1994
  5. Bedford Ice Palace, Inc. v. Brooklyn Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1935

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