Legal Opinion
Oeters v. City of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 14, 1936PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
Plaintiff owned a building in the borough of Queens which abutted upon a public street. On the theory, as alleged in the answer, that this structure was unsafe and that its removal was necessary to prevent it from falling into the street and thereby endangering the lives of persons using the highway, employees of the Bureau of Buildings of the City of New York caused it to be demolished. This destruction was effected without notice to the owner and was an illegal official act.
The question to be decided is whether the employees of the Bureau of Buildings who participated in this transaction…
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