Coffman v. Gale

The question for our determination is whether the relation of landlord and tenant existed between the parties hereto.

About 1924 one Baron A. Gale purchased the property in question, which is located in the town of Chenango, Broome county, N. Y., which comprised five and one-half acres, and at the time there were no buildings upon it. He built a house and occupied about five acres of the tract, allotting to Lewis, his son, and his son’s wife (she being the respondent herein), about one-half acre which he staked out, and told them to go ahead and build their house on the lot, and they…