Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Frank M. Walsh, Respondent, v. Albert E. Kleinert, as Superintendent of Buildings of the Borough of Brooklyn, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1921-12
Citations: 200 A.D. 836
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Frank M. Walsh, Respondent, v. Albert E. Kleinert, as Superintendent of Buildings of the Borough of Brooklyn, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 200
Pages: 836–837

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Frank M. Walsh, Respondent, v. Albert E. Kleinert, as Superintendent of Buildings of the Borough of Brooklyn, Appellant.

Opinion:
Final order reversed, and petition of the relator dismissed, with costs, upon the ground, first, that the relator, before seeking a writ of mandamus, should have appealed to the board of appeals, in accordance with the provisions of the Building Code; and, second, upon the ground that the owner of the property was not made a party to the proceedings and is entitled to her day in court. Blackmar, P. J., Rich, Putnam, Jaycox and Manning, JJ., concur.
See Building Code, § 5; Code of Ordinances of City of New York, chap. 5, art. 1, § 5; Greater New York Charter (Laws of 1901, chap. 466), § 411a, 718d, 719, 719a, as added by Laws of 1916, chap. 503. See, also, Laws of 1917, chap. 601, amdg. said § 718d.—[Rep.