Case Name: In the Matter of the City of New York, Respondent, v. Unsafe Building & Structure Number 147-21 Huxley Street. Enrique Felipa et al., Appellants; Intercounty Mortgage Corp., Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1984-01-23
Citations: 99 A.D.2d 533
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the City of New York, Respondent, v Unsafe Building & Structure Number 147-21 Huxley Street. Enrique Felipa et al., Appellants; Intercounty Mortgage Corp., Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 99
Pages: 533–533

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the City of New York, Respondent, v Unsafe Building & Structure Number 147-21 Huxley Street. Enrique Felipa et al., Appellants; Intercounty Mortgage Corp., Respondent.

Opinion:
In a proceeding to demolish an allegedly unsafe building, Enrique Felipa and Alphonso Robinson appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Hyman, J.), entered August 3, 1983, which granted the application. Order reversed, without costs or disbursements, and new trial granted. Under the circumstances, appellants' request for an adjournment of a few days should have been granted, especially since the testimony of the most knowledgeable witness, who was not then available, was necessary as to the essential issue of the case (see Distribuidora Nacional De Disco v Rappoport, 92 AD2d 559; Balogh v H.R.B. Caterers, 88 AD2d 136). Titone, J. P., Gibbons, Thompson and Boyers, JJ., concur.