Legal Opinion
Equity Investments v. Paris
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided March 19, 1981Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Herbert A. Posner, J.
This summary proceeding in the Housing Court raises an interesting dilemma of a conflict between two “laws” — one written in stone approximately 3,500 years ago and the other written by mere mortals in 1962. The former is the fifth1 of the Ten Commandments given to Moses on Mount Sinai and the latter is subdivision a of section 52 of the New York City Rent and Eviction Regulations.2 The landlord’s attorney reminded the court that the Fifth Commandment is not the law of the State of New York. Techni-. caily, he is correct; but, if there is no statute or…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Matter of Park East Land Corp. v. FinkelsteinNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
- Steel Storage & Elevator Construction Co. v. F. W. StockNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Irweis Holding Corp. v. GlennAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1956
- Mideast Holding Corp. v. TowCivil Court of the City of New York · 1969
- Solomon v. BurrowsCivil Court of the City of New York · 1977