People v. Sarnoff

Defendant Joseph Sarnoff was convicted in two cases by a jury in the recorder’s court for the city of Detroit, traffic and ordinance division, of violations of section 2969 of the building code of the city of Detroit, ordinance No. 131-D, being an amendment to ordinance No. 354 — O. First, in one case it was charged that Sarnoff failed to keep a certain dwelling in good repair, in that he failed to reopen a blocked sewer and remove sewage from the cellar, make repairs to cellar stairs, install a window in the cellar for light and ventilation, replace broken glass in a kitchen door, and…