Case Name: Neare v. James, appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, General Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1874-04
Citations: 3 Thomp. & Cook 786
Docket Number: 
Parties: Neare v. James, appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Thompson & Cook's Supreme Court Reports
Volume: 3
Pages: 786–786

Head Matter:
Neare v. James, appellant.
Lease—surety upon—counter-claim,.
A guarantor of rent reserved in a lease, held, not discharged from, liability for a breach by the lessee by the failure of the lessor to perform the covenants in the lease on his part. Such failure, however, might furnish the, basis of a counter-claim, on the part of the guarantor, available in diminution of damages, as it grows out of the same transaction.
Appeal from a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon the report of a referee. The action was brought by Charles Neare against Albert A. James upon a guaranty executed by the defendant upon a lease given by the plaintiff to one Dailey of a farm belonging to plaintiff.
J. G. Record, for appellant.
Allen & Thrasher and D. H. Bolles, for respondent.

Opinion:
E. Darwin Smith, J.
The opinion reviews the facts and holds that the judgment should, be affirmed upon the grounds stated in the head-note. It is not believed necessary to give the opinion at length.
Judgment affirmed.