Lord v. Vreeland
New York Supreme Court
Demurrer to a complaint. This • action was commenced to recover of the defendant, as executor of Eliza Lewis, and as executor of Daniel W. Gautier, and in his individual capacity, damages, by reason of alleged breaches in the covenants set forth in certain leases, mentioned in the complaint.
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Demurrer to a complaint. This • action was commenced to recover of the defendant, as executor of Eliza Lewis, and as executor of Daniel W. Gautier, and in his individual capacity, damages, by reason of alleged breaches in the covenants set forth in certain leases, mentioned in the complaint. The complaint set forth that on the first day of ¡November, 1841, one Eliza Lewis, by-an indenture of lease, demised and let to the plaintiff the premises known as 51 Beaver-street, in the city of Hew York, to have and to hold unto the plaintiff, his executors, administrators, and assigns, until the first…
1Opinion of the CourtIngraham, J.
—The defendant is sued, in different capacities, for a breach of covenant, in a lease executed by Eliza Lewis. He is held to be liable as such, because the covenant was made by her. He is sought to be made liable as executor of Gautier, because Gautier was the residuary legatee under the will of Eliza Lewis, and received a large amount of real and personal estate.
Hartman Vreeland, in his individual capacity, is sought to be charged as the devisee of real estate from Gautier, which formed a part of the residuary estate of Eliza Lewis, and which was devised to Gautier.
It seems to me that…
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