7 Wend. 119 | N.Y. Sup. Ct. | 1831
By the Court,
I see no objection to the' plaintiff’s recovery. It is true, the assignees' were not personally bound to pay any rent before the assignment, but their property was bound; the rent was a lien, an incumbrance upon the property, and constituted a part of the consideration of their purchase from a previous assignee. The money was
There was no irregularity in the distress. The person issuing the warrant was the general agent of the landlord, and had power, in the name of his principal, to appoint a bailiff. If there were any doubt on that point, the authority of both the agent and bailiff was confirmed by the acts of the landlord.
The plaintiff is entitled to Judgment.