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Leighton v. Jawrower

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Dec 29, 1949
89 N.E.2d 877 (N.Y. 1949)

Opinion

Argued November 14, 1949

Decided December 29, 1949

Appeal from the Municipal Court of the City of New York, Borough of The Bronx, DELAGI, J.

Barnet Kaprow for appellants.

Ed Dupree, General Counsel ( Nathan Siegel, Hugo V. Prucha and Louise F. McCarthy of counsel), for Office of Housing Expediter, amicus curiae, in support of appellants' position.

Leo Isacson for respondent.

Barney Rosenstein and Murray A. Gordon for New York Tenant Councils on Rent and Housing, amicus curiae, in support of respondent's position.


Order reversed, without costs, and the matter remitted to the Municipal Court of the City of New York for further proceedings upon the authority of F.T.B. Realty Corp. v. Goodman ( 300 N.Y. 140). No opinion.

Concur: LOUGHRAN, Ch. J., LEWIS, CONWAY, DESMOND, DYE, FULD and BROMLEY, JJ.


Summaries of

Leighton v. Jawrower

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Dec 29, 1949
89 N.E.2d 877 (N.Y. 1949)
Case details for

Leighton v. Jawrower

Case Details

Full title:LEON LEIGHTON et al., as Trustees, Landlords, Appellants, v. MORRIS…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Dec 29, 1949

Citations

89 N.E.2d 877 (N.Y. 1949)
89 N.E.2d 877