People ex rel. United Building Material Co. v. Special Term of the New York Supreme Court

Jenks, P. J.:

The application for a writ of prohibition is denied, without costs. In People ex rel. Mayor v. Nichols (19 N. Y. 582) the court say: “It is also well settled that where a remedy by appeal, or otherwise, may be had to correct an error of law or practice the writ will not lie. ⅜ ⅜ ⅜ In such a case the inferior court, or the tribunal of limited jurisdiction, can he set right by appeal only. Where, however, the statute has imposed restrictions as to the circumstances under which such f inferior court or judge thereof ’ may act in matters otherwise within its jurisdiction, and these…