In re Whitten
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the relator, Robert 0. Whitten, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Kings County Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Queens on the 10th day of April, 1912, denying a motion for a writ of certiorari.
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Appeal by the relator, Robert 0. Whitten, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Kings County Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Queens on the 10th day of April, 1912, denying a motion for a writ of certiorari. Appeal by the plaintiff, Robert C. Whitten, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Kings County Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Queens on the 23d day of April, 1912, denying a motion to continue an injunction pendente lite. Appeal by the plaintiff, Robert 0. Whitten, from an order of the Supreme…
1Opinion of the Court
Burr, J.:
On July 24, 1911, the Legislature passed an act (Laws of 1911, chap. 756) which amended the General Business Law (Consol. Laws, chap. 20; Laws of 1909, chap. 25) by adding certain sections thereto. Its provisions are as follows:
“ § 209. Fireproof booth for cinematograph or any other apparatus for projecting moving pictures. No cinematograph or any other apparatus for projecting moving pictures, which apparatus uses combustible films of more than ten inches in length, shall be set up for use or used in any building, place of public assemblage or entertainment, unless such apparatus…
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