Legal Opinion
Cheesebrough v. Lieber
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided November 15, 1896PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Appeal from judgment of the Seventh Judicial Court rendered in favor of the plaintiff. Action for rent.
1Opinion of the CourtBischoff, J.
This action was' brought to recover rent due from the defendant to the plaintiff for- the month of May, 1896, under a yearly lease of an apartment in the latter’s premises.
The defenses set up were the plaintiff’s breach of a condition in the lease and an acceptance of the defendant’s surrender of the apartment.
It was claimed by the defendant that at the expiration of an original lease for one year, which commenced December 1, 1894, he entered into a verbal renewal agreement upon the condition that he have the privilege of using the door of the house for ingress and egress of his child in a…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Sperry v. . MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1857
- MacKellar v. SiglerNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1874
3Cited by5 opinions
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