Fourteenth Street Warehouse Corp. v. Murdock

The petitioner is a lessee of premises known as 533 East Fourteenth street and 240 Avenue B, in the borough of Manhattan. The building on the property is a non-fireproof structure located in part on the north side of East Fourteenth street between Avenues A and B, and in part on Avenue B itself. The entrance to the building is wholly on Avenue B, save for a small emergency exit opening on East Fourteenth street. A public school is also located on the north side of East Fourteenth street between Avenues A and B, approximately 100 feet distant from the westerly wall of petitioner’s premises.…