First National Stores v. Yellowstone Shopping Center

Plaintiff, First National Stores, Inc., is the tenant and defendant, Yellowstone Shopping Center, Inc., is the landlord under the lease of the supermarket building in the Yellowstone Shopping Center, Forest Hills. By order of the Fire Department of the City of New York dated November 9, 1966, the landlord was directed to install a wet automatic sprinkler system in the cellar. This resulted in a dispute between the parties as to who was obligated under the lease terms to pay for the sprinkler system.