Adler v. Miles
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by tbe -defendant from a judgment of tbe City Court of tbe city of Hew York, entered upon a verdict of tbe jury directed by the court in favor of tbe plaintiff, and from an order denying defendant’s motion to set aside tbe verdict, and for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtSeabury, J.
The defendant guaranteed tbe payment of rent’ under a lease entered into between tbe plaintiff as landlord and tbe Hub and Comedy Theatre Company as tenant. The plaintiff sues to recover five months’ rent alleged to be due under tbe lease. Tbe lease provided tbat tbe premises were leased “ to be used and occupied for tbe purpose of a place of amusement for tbe exhibition of moving pictures and no other purposes whatsoever.”
Tbe defendant, as bis sole defense to tbe action, claims tbat tbe premises demised was and is a tenement bouse and tbat,'under a ruling duly made by the mayor of tbe city…
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