Legal Opinion
People Ex Rel. Bensky v. Warden of the City Prison
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 5, 1932PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHubbs, J.
Park View Towers, Inc., filed plans in the office of the Tenement House Department of the borough of Bronx, in the city of New York, for the erection of a six-story, non-fireproof tenement house. The building described in the plans was erected and the owner filed an application for a certificate of occupancy as required by law. The certificate of occupancy was issued and the owner rented the building to tenants who occupied it. The appellant, feeling aggrieved, filed a petition in the Supreme Court for a peremptory mandamus directing William J. Deegan, Tenement House Commissioner, to revoke…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Youmans v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Andrews v. . GardinerNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
- Byam v. . CollinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Marsh v. . EllsworthNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Hastings v. LuskCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1839
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3Cited by67 opinions
- Elizabeth Forsling Harris v. Gloria Steinem, Patricia Carbine and Ms. Magazine Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Park Knoll Associates v. SchmidtNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Martirano v. FrostNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Parker v. KirklandAppellate Court of Illinois · 1939
- Lacher v. EngelAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
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