People Ex Rel. Lemon v. Elmore

The defendant Caparbo is the owner of premises which have been used as a house of prostitution. In an action brought pursuant to the provisions of article 17-A of the Public Health Law (Cons. Laws, ch. 45), a judgment was rendered at Special Term enjoining the defendants from " conducting, maintaining, using, occupying or in any way permitting the use or occupancy of said premises and the building located thereon for the purpose of lewdness, assignation, prostitution, or as a disorderly house.” In accordance with the command of the statute the judgment directed the sheriff “ to effectually…