Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Arcara v. Cloud Books, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 31, 1983PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Thomas P. Flaherty, J.
The question on this motion for partial summary judgment is whether title II of article 23 of the Public Health Law, entitled “Houses of Prostitution: Injunction and *506Abatement” can be employed to enjoin and abate a nuisance consisting of lewdness, assignation, or prostitution when it occurs at an establishment engaged in the sales of books, magazines, and the showing of movies. For the reasons stated below the court answers this question in the affirmative and denies defendant’s motion in all respects.
Defendant Cloud Books, Inc. (Cloud) operates the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Freedman v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Vance v. Universal Amusement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- State Ex Rel. Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney v. LevenburgMichigan Supreme Court · 1979
- Squadrito v. GriebschNew York Court of Appeals · 1956
- Besen v. C. P. L. Yacht Sales, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1970
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3Cited by2 opinions
- City of Paducah v. Investment Entertainment, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- City of Paducah v. Investment Entertainment, Inc., Investment Entertainment, Inc., (No. 85-5092), Beltline News and Arcade Club, (No. 85-9093) v. City of PaducahCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986