Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1956

Cookery Lafayette, Inc. v. Westerly Co.

Cookery Lafayette, Inc. v. Westerly Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided December 18, 1956
2 A.D.2d 970; 157 N.Y.S.2d 581; 1956 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 3531
Cookery Lafayette, Inc. v. Westerly Co.

Opinion of the Court

The lease is ambiguous concerning the relationship between the parties as to the use of the sidewalk. The true intent of the parties in that respect cannot be determined solely from the lease and other documentary evidence and there was no testimony on this point at the trial. Judgment unanimously *971reversed and a new trial ordered at which proof should be adduced so that the intention of the parties may be determined, with costs to abide the event. Concur — Botein, J. P., Rabin, Frank, Valente and Bergan, JJ. [3 Misc 2d 296.]

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