People ex rel. Cohen v. Butler
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Edmond J. Butler, as commissioner, etc., from an interlocutory judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the relators, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 14th day of December, 1907, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the New York Special Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Scott, J.:
The defendant appeals from an order which overrules his demurrer to an alternative writ of mandamus. The defendant is commissioner of the tenement house department of the city of New York, and the purpose of this proceeding is to compel his approval of plans and specifications for the alteration of certain tenement houses in the city of New York, the alterations consisting in fitting up certain cellar rooms in each house for living purposes, the declared intent being that they shall be occupied by the janitors and their families. The buildings are of recent construction, having been…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People, Ex Rel. Wood v. . LacombeNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
- The People Ex Rel. Jackson v. . PotterNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Tenement House Department v. MoeschenNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
- People Ex Rel. Municipal Gas Co. v. RiceNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
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- In re Three " John " ChildrenNew York Family Court · 1969
- Banner Milling Co. v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1921
- People v. BrancazioNew York Court of General Session of the Peace · 1960
- In re the Estate of KennedyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1934
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