People ex rel. Wohl v. Leo

This certiorari proceeding was instituted by the relator under section 719-a of the Greater New York charter. The material facts, as shown by the return to the writ and the evidence adduced before this court, are as follows:

In 1915 the relator constructed a building of two stories which was planned and constructed throughout for a dyeing and cleaning establishment. The top floor thereafter was partitioned off with light plaster board sectional partitions, held up with light wooden stud trim to make dwelling rooms. Relator lived in these rooms, using the first floor only for factory purposes. *450T…