Tekane Realty Co. v. Edelo Realty Corp.

Action brought by a former tenant of the defendant to recover the sum of $1,500 deposited as security for performance of the covenants of the lease of the demised premises.

The lease was made by the defendant as landlord to Samuel Evans and Samuel Fisher as lessees, and they subsequently assigned the lease and the deposit to the plaintiff. The lessor after such assignment conveyed the premises to one Kafka, turning over the deposit at the same time to the grantee, and Kafka subsequently conveyed the premises and transferred the deposit to Tashman, the present owner.

Upon the expiration of the…