McKeon v. Wendelken

The plaintiff in this case was the lessee under a certain lease which contained a covenant on his part to pay the Croton water tax, and also the annual taxes that should be assessed upon the demised premises. On the 23d day of August, 1892, he assigned the lease to the defendant, subject to the covenants and conditions thereof, but without any assumption of the same on the part of the latter. The defendant remained in possession until June 30, 1893, when the lease was in turn assigned by him to another. On the 1st day of May, 1893, there became due and payable on account of a Croton water…