Legal Opinion

People v. Ferdinand

New York City Magistrates' Court

Decided November 15, 1939Published

1Opinion of the Court

Rothenberg, C. M.

This is a prosecution under section 440 of the Penal Law which requires persons conducting or transacting business under an assumed name to file in the office of the county-clerk a certificate setting forth the true name of the owners of the business.

The defendant is the president of the H. & B. Caterers, Inc., a New York corporation, which operates a restaurant at 3869 Broadway, in the county of New York, under the name of “ Gasner’s Restaurant.” It was conceded by the defendant that no certificate was filed.

It is contended in behalf of the complainant that the said…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. . BallardNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
  2. McGary v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
  3. Stogop Realty Co. v. Marie Antoinette Hotel Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1926
  4. People v. StollNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
  5. Scarsdale Publishing Co. v. CarterNew York Supreme Court · 1909

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