Steinberg v. Stebbins

The essential question to be decided in this equity suit is the validity of a resolution adopted by the Board of Health of the City of New York on October 16, 1944, the pertinent provisions of which are as follows: “ Resolved, that the Board of Health hereby declares a condition dangerous to life and health due to the foci of rabies in dogs to exist in the Oity of New York, and that for the purpose of eradicating such foci the entire city must be considered as one unit in rabies control work, and by reason thereof, during the existence of such emergency but for a period not exceeding six…