Case Name: Smith v. Wagner
Court: New York City Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1893
Citations: 4 Misc. 623
Docket Number: 
Parties: Smith v. Wagner.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 4
Pages: 623–623

Head Matter:
Smith v. Wagner.
Appeal by plaintiff from judgment of nonsuit.
B. V. H. Cooper, for plaintiff (appellant).
Wm. Alien, for defendant (respondent).

Opinion:
Yah Wtok, J.
The action is for unpaid rent for the use .and occupation by defendant of plaintiff's premises. The unpaid rent sued for is seventy-five dollars for each of the months of March and April, 1892. The defendant by his answer specifically alleges " that under an agreement made between defendant and plaintiff, the defendant used and occupied said premises for the month of November, 1891, at the rent of seventy-five dollars per month, which was paid," and for the month of April, 1892, at the same rent, which was not paid. Thus it appears that plaintiff was entitled to a direction in his favor for seventy-five dollars for the use and occupation of his premises by defendant for the month of April, 1892; hence he should not have been nonsuited.
The judgment of nonsuit should be reversed for this reason ¡alone; however, there are others, the discussion of which are not now necessary.
Judgment reversed and new trial granted, with costs to appellant to abide the event.
McG-owh, J., concurs.
Judgment reversed and new trial granted.