Reynolds v. Lawton
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from Monroe county court. Action for rent by M. F. Reynolds against A. W. Lawton and others. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant Lawton appeals. ’
1Opinion of the CourtDwight, P. J.
The action was to recover for rent of apartments in the Reynolds Arcade, in Rochester. They had been occupied by a firm composed of three persons, Ray, Austin, and Bowdish, doing business under the name of the “ Arcade Photograph Company. ” There is evidence to support the plaintiff’s theory of the case, viz.: That this copartnership was indebted to the plaintiff for five months’ rent at $15 per month, when the defendant bought out the interest of the two partners Ray and Austin in the stock, fixtures, and business of the firm, with the consent of Bowdish, and with the view of continuing the…
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