People v. 242-252 West 36th Street Corp.

The defendant was convicted in the Court of Special Sessions in the city of New York for violation of section 270 of the Labor Law (Cons. Laws, chap. 31) and fined twenty dollars. The Appellate Division reversed the conviction and the People have appealed to this court.

The defendant owned a tenement factory building, a thirteen-story structure, located at Nos. 242-252 West Thirty-sixth street in the city of New York. The building was of fireproof construction. It was leased to different tenants. On the floors occupied by more than one tenant fireproof walls separated the leased parts. The…