BOHN v. 434 EAST 59TH ST., INC.


282 A.D. 573 (1953)

Leon Bohn, Appellant, v. 434 East 59th Street, Inc., Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

November 10, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ludwig M. Wilson of counsel (Samuel Balk on the brief; Samuel R. Kurzman, attorney), for respondent.

Ralph J. Schwarz, Jr., of counsel (Fink, McNamee & Pavia, attorneys), for appellant.

Beatrice Shainswit of counsel (Robert H. Schaffer, attorney), for State Rent Commission, amicus curiæ.

PECK, P. J., DORE, CALLAHAN, BREITEL and BASTOW, JJ., concur.


Per Curiam.

The appellant sued to recover rental overcharges of $475 with treble damages. The jury returned a verdict for single damages and upon appeal the Appellate Term reversed the judgment and dismissed the complaint.

The appellant occupied an apartment on the premises of the respondent from September 15, 1950, to September 30, 1951, pursuant to a written lease which provided that the apartment was to be...

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