Henrichson v. Fulton

Action against defendant copartners to recover $300 rent in advance due May 1, 1944, of entire building 446 West 54th Street, Manhattan.

Defendant-appellant Fulton’s answer pleads as a defense that by reason of war conditions there is a shortage of business premises; that the greater part of his business is devoted to the prosecution of the war effort; and that upon receipt of written notice from plaintiff, given one month before the expiration of the term, increasing the rent from $1,500 to $3,600 a year, payable in equal monthly installments of $300 in advance, in the event of the tenant’s…