Legal Opinion
People v. Austern
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided September 11, 1973PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArthur E. Blyh, J.
In this case the Fire Department and the defendant have been locked in legal combat since 1966.
The defendant owns and operates a 14-story loft building at 242 West 38th Street in Manhattan.
The Fire Commissioner apparently issued a violation order sometime in 1966 against the building. The substance of the violation order was that the defendant failed to comply with section C19-164.0 of chapter 19 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York. This section states that: “ In every building exceeding one hundred fifty feet in height, at least one elevator shall be kept in readiness for…
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