Case ID: ny-st-rep_40/html/0692-02.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "Ehrlich, Ch. J.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Selig Steinhardt, Resp’t, v. Oliver P. Buel, App’lt.
    
      (City Court of New York, General Term,
    
    
      Filed October 15, 1891.)
    
    Landlord and tenant—Renewal op lease.
    In an action for rent it appeared that defendant had refused to renew on the old terms, and negotiations had' been opened looking, to an entirely new agreement. Held, that the question, whether it was consummated was a question for the jury, and that a direction of a verdict for plaintiff was error.
    Appeal from judgment entered on verdict directed by trial judge in favor of plaintiff.
    
      G. M. Harwood, for app’lt; J. Steinhardt, for resp’t.
   Ehrlich, Ch. J.

The question whether there was a rehiring by the defendant was in conflict, and should have been sent to the jury for their determination.

There is room for doubt whether the terms, conditions and details of the rehiring were settled by the parties so as to give the result the effect of a lease.

The defendant had refused to renew on the old terms, and negotiations were opened looking forward to an entirely new agree: ment, and whether it was consummated was a question which could not be withheld from the jury. The court directed a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, to which the defendant excepted. This error requires that the judgment be reversed and a new trial ordered, with costs to the appellant to abide the event.

Van Wyck, J., concurs.