Legal Opinion
Rowe v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 6, 1978PublishedCited by 232 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Gabrielli, J.
We are called upon to determine whether a certain real property lease agreement contains an implied covenant limiting the lessee’s power to assign the lease. The property subject to the lease is located in Sag Harbor, New York. In 1964, petitioner, Robert Rowe, an experienced attorney and businessman and the owner of the land involved herein, leased the property to respondent Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (A&P) for use as a "general merchandise business”. The agreement required Rowe to erect a building on the property, and provided for a yearly rental of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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