Fusion Arts, Inc. v. Sampson Publishing & Distributing Co.

This is a summary proceeding instituted by the above landlord to recover possession of the third and fourth floors of premises 1070 Second Avenue, New York County, New York, from the above tenant, based upon nonpayment of rent for the months of December, 1963 and January, 1964. The lease was executed in January, 1963, at a rental of $6,000 per annum and expires by its terms on January 31, 1968. The tenant has interposed an answer consisting of a general denial and affirmative defense and counterclaim in the sum of $7,100 based in substance upon the tenant’s claim that the landlord has…