Tirse v. Andrews, 128 A.D.3d 1112 (2015)

Defendant Mayflower Inc. owns a commercial building in the Town of Johnstown, Fulton County. Plaintiff sought to rent the premises to operate a restaurant and, in November 2011, allegedly entered into a lease to do so. Plaintiff was given a key to the premises and began moving equipment in before the term *1113of the alleged lease commenced on December 1, 2011. Defendant Joseph Andrews is affiliated with Mayflower and, on November 29, 2011, he contacted police with allegations that plaintiff had not executed a lease and was trespassing on the premises. As a result, plaintiff was barred from entering the premises and was unable to retrieve the equipment he had placed there.