Keith v. Weinberg

Plaintiff instituted this action for a declaratory judgment to determine the rights of the parties under a lease executed April 26, 1948, for a combined letting of a store and part of a basement, together with a four-room apartment above the store, at No. 116-02 Merrick Boulevard, Jamaica, County of Queens.

The pertinent facts are as follows: (1) On or about April 26, 1948, a written lease was executed between Lottie Kalishman, as landlord, and Frank Berilson, as tenant, for the demised premises, at a graduated rental for a term of eight years and five months, commencing May 1, 1948; (2)…