New York Court of Appeals
Frank Johnson v. . Charles J. Oppenheim
December 16, 187355 N.Y. 280
Summary
The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court, holding that the tenants were not exempt from rent under the 1860 remedial statute because they refused permission for shoring, that surrender of possession is a condition precedent to rent relief, that parol evidence of prior negotiations is inadmissible, and that liability for accrued rent and taxes remains enforceable.