Todd v. Krolick
Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division
466 N.Y.S.2d 788 (1983)
Todd (plaintiff) contracted with property owner Monarch to install and service coin-operated laundry machines in an apartment complex for a 10-year term, with the contract purporting to bind the parties' heirs, successors, and assigns and to survive any change in ownership; after Monarch transferred the property to Marine Midland Bank, which then sold it to Krolick and others (defendants) — who were told no laundry-machine agreement existed — the new owners repeatedly asked Todd to remove the machines. Todd sued to enjoin removal for the remainder of the 10-year term, the trial court granted a preliminary injunction, and the defendants appealed.
Whether an agreement that merely confers a right to do business on someone else's property is a revocable license that is not binding on future property owners.