Matter of Browning v. . Adamson
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered December 15, 1916, which affirmed an order of Special Term granting a motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus to compel the defendant to rescind an order requiring the relator as part owner of certain premises to provide an inclosure of approved fire-retarding material around the light shaft on west side of building leading from second story to rear.
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Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered December 15, 1916, which affirmed an order of Special Term granting a motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus to compel the defendant to rescind an order requiring the relator as part owner of certain premises to provide an inclosure of approved fire-retarding material around the light shaft on west side of building leading from second story to rear. The question at issue was as to the power of the fire commissioner to issue the order.
1Opinion of the Court
Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.
Concur: Hiscock, Ch. J., Chase, Collin, Hogan and Cardozo, JJ. Dissenting: Cuddeback and Pound, JJ.
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