Barbarn Realty Corp. v. Kennedy

This action seeks to enjoin the defendant Police Commissioner from maintaining a patrolman in the plaintiff’s hotel and from displaying upon the premises a sign to the effect that the premises are “ Raided Premises ”. Both parties waived findings of fact and conclusions of law.

Since the plaintiff has owned the hotel, 34 arrests have been made on or about the premises, all but one being for violation of section 887 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with prostitution, resulting in 19 convictions. In addition to the numerous complaints to the Police Department that prostitution was…