Legal Opinion
Queenside Hills Realty Co. v. Saxl
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 22, 1946No. 769PublishedCited by 163 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
In 1940 appellant constructed a four-story building on the Bowery in New York City and since that time has operated it as a lodging house. It was constructed so as to comply with all the laws applicable to such lodging houses and in force at that time. New York amended its Multiple Dwelling Law 1 in 1944, 2 providing, inter alia, that lodging houses “of non-fireproof construction existing prior to the enactment of this subdivision” 3 should comply with certain new requirements. 4 Among these was the installation of an automatic wet pipe sprinkler system. Appellant received notice to comply…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by163 opinions
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