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2 Jones & S. 171

Giles v. Austin

The Superior Court of New York City

Decided December 31, 1871

The Superior Court of New York City · decided 1871-12-31

This is an appeal by the defendant from a judgment entered upon the report of a referee. Held: as matter of law) that the covenant in the lease for the payment of taxes and assessments was only a covenant for the payment of money, arid that the lessée ought to be relieved from the lessor’s right' of forfeiture which had attached. because of the failure of the foriher to make such payments at the several times required by the…

Decided 1871-12-31

Jones, J.

¶1I concur in reversing the judgment. The laches and action of the plaintiff has been such as not to entitle him to favorable consideration by a court of equity.

¶2I am unwilling to make this case a precedent for granting relief under circumstances of such gross and inexcusable neglect.

¶3Monell, J.—Dissented.

¶4Note.—The general term order entered on above decision by defendant without notice to the plaintiff, reversed the judgment below and dismissed the complaint.

¶5Thereafter plaintiff at a subsequent general term moved for a re-argument, or, if that was denied, for a resettlement of the order entered so that it should provide for a new trial, instead of a dismissal of the complaint.

¶6The motion for a reargument was denied, and that for a resettlement granted.

¶7The decision is reported, post.

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