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29 Misc. 641

Herter v. Muser

Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · decided 1899-11-15

<p>Statute of frauds — Validity of oral lease for one year, commencing in the future.</p> <p>An oral lease of premises for one year, to commence in the future, is valid under the statute of frauds.</p>

Relies on Young v. . Dake

Decided 1899-11-15

MacLean, J.

¶1Upon oral pleadings, the plaintiff brought this action to recover rent under an oral letting for one year in futuro, with renewal privilege, crediting upon his claim moneys received at the making of the contract and from subsequent letting on account. A renting of the premises was admitted by the defendant, who disputed the commencement, without denying the duration, of the term. There was thus presented a question of fact, and no reason appears for disturbing the determination of the trial justice either as to the fact or law, the time intermediate the making of the lease and its commencement in possession being no part of the term and so not within the statute. Young v. Dake, 5 N. Y. 463.

¶2The judgment should be affirmed, with costs.

¶3Fbeedman, P. J., and Leventbitt, J., concur.

¶4Judgment affirmed, with costs.

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