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.