Tilyou v. . Reynolds
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the City Court of Brooklyn, entered upon an order dated October 31, 1885, which affirmed a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a decision of the court on a trial without a jury. The nature of the action and the facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtDanforth, J.
This action is for rent alleged to be due from the defendant, an under-lessee, to the plaintiff, whose title as landlord was derived from the town of Gravesend, through a lease executed to him by its commissioners of common lands. The original lease by its terms ended on the 1st of May, 1883, but on the 27th of January, 1879, the commissioners, by an indorsement under their hands and seals, extended the same for the term of - ten years.
The plaintiff at the execution of the original lease took possession of the whole of the demised premises and continued in possession thereof until the 27th…
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