Case Name: Abraham Elfenheim et al., Resp'ts, v. Dorette Von Hafen, App'lt
Court: New York City Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1893-05-09
Citations: 52 N.Y. St. Rep. 941
Docket Number: 
Parties: Abraham Elfenheim et al., Resp'ts, v. Dorette Von Hafen, App'lt.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York State Reporter
Volume: 52
Pages: 941–941

Head Matter:
Abraham Elfenheim et al., Resp'ts, v. Dorette Von Hafen, App'lt.
Appeal from judgment entered on verdict in favor of plaintiffs.
J. M. & T. B. Seaman, for app’lt; Samuel Strasbourger, for resp’ts.

Opinion:
Ehrlich, Ch. J.
The action was to recover back a deposit of $500 paid on a contract for the purchase of real estate, on the ground that the title was incumbered by an unexpired lease of record, uncancelled and unsurrendered.
There was no doubt about the existence of the lease, and that it constituted such a defect in the title that the vendee could not be required to take.
It was claimed by the defendant that the lease had been surrendered, and was hence no incumbrance.
The facts respecting the alleged surrender went to the jury, and they found against the defendant thereon.
The evidence sufficiently sustains the finding.
It was not a case in which the court could have directed a verdict in favor of the defendant.
The $150 for searching the title was properly allowed as part of the damages.
The exceptions are without merit, and the judgment appealed from must be affirmed, with costs.
Newburger, J., concurs.