Case Name: St. Vincent Company, Inc., Landlord, Appellant, v. Andrew Frank, Tenant, Respondent, and Bill Vassilakos and Harris Pappadakis, Undertenants, Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1926-12-24
Citations: 128 Misc. 464
Docket Number: 
Parties: St. Vincent Company, Inc., Landlord, Appellant, v. Andrew Frank, Tenant, Respondent, and Bill Vassilakos and Harris Pappadakis, Undertenants, Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 128
Pages: 464–465

Head Matter:
St. Vincent Company, Inc., Landlord, Appellant, v. Andrew Frank, Tenant, Respondent, and Bill Vassilakos and Harris Pappadakis, Undertenants, Respondents.
Supreme Court, Appellate Term, First Department,
December 24, 1926.
Copal Mintz, for the landlord, appellant.
Maxwell H. Cheeger, for the tenant, respondent.
James A. Turley, for the undertenants, respondents.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The court's finding that there was no violation cannot be sustained. The person who, according to the landlord's evidence, authorized the illegal acts, was concededly a partner in the business of the undertenants. He was not called to deny the testimony of the landlord's witness and there was no proof to show that he was unavailable. In these circumstances the mere negative testimony of the witness called was insufficient to rebut the landlord's prima facie case, especially as the manner of conducting the business did not preclude a sale of which he might have no direct knowledge.
Final order reversed, with thirty dollars costs, and final order awarded the landlord for the possession of the premises described in the petition, with costs.
Present — Bijur, O'Malley and Levy, JJ.