277 Park Avenue Corp. v. New York Central Railroad

Isidor Wasservogel,

Official Eeferee. This is an action brought by plaintiff to rescind a five-year lease, and, pursuant to article XV of the Eeal Property Law (§§ 500-512), to establish a prior leasehold interest in certain premises consisting of a parcel of land upon which, as ground lessee, it erected a twelve-story multiple apartment dwelling known as “277 Park Avenue ”. On March 1,1923, defendants, New York Central Eailroad Company and New York, New -Haven & Hartford Eailroad Company, as landlords, entered into a lease with plaintiff for a period of twenty years and seven months, said…