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93 A.D. 206

Goldsmith v. Schroeder

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · decided 1904-04-15

Appeal by the defendant, Lora C. Schroeder, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Hew York on the 20th day of June, 1903, upon the verdict of a jury, rendered by direction of the court, and also from an order bearing date the 17th day of June, 1903, and- entered in said clerk’s office, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.

Decided 1904-04-15

Lahghlin, J. (concurring).:

¶1I concur in the result upon the ground that even though the agent, in view of the express provision of the lease regulating the method of surrender, was not authorized to accept a surrender, of the premises, yet the landlord having subsequently accepted possession, this constituted a ratification of the terms of surrender which presumably were communicated to him. The subsequent possession of the landlord was obtained through the arrangement made by the tenant with his agents. He could not accept part and repudiate .part, at least not without first notifying the tenant and giving her an opportunity to pay the rent. But for' the attempted surrender to the agent the landlord could not have obtained possession.

¶2Judgment and order reversed, new trial ordered, costs to appellant to abide .event.

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