Case Name: In the Matter of the Application of Hugo Seidenberg and Rose Seidenberg, Appellants, for a Mandamus Order against Edward P. Burwell, Superintendent of the Bureau of Buildings, Borough of Queens, City of New York, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1932-03
Citations: 235 A.D. 745
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Application of Hugo Seidenberg and Rose Seidenberg, Appellants, for a Mandamus Order against Edward P. Burwell, Superintendent of the Bureau of Buildings, Borough of Queens, City of New York, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 235
Pages: 745–745

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Application of Hugo Seidenberg and Rose Seidenberg, Appellants, for a Mandamus Order against Edward P. Burwell, Superintendent of the Bureau of Buildings, Borough of Queens, City of New York, Respondent.

Opinion:
Order dated November 18, 1930, dismissing petitioners' petition and alternative mandamus order, and order dated April 30, 1931, denying petitioners' motion to vacate said order of November 18, 1930, unammously affirmed, with costs. The evidence justified the court below in directing the jury to find that no certificate to use the property for business purposes was issued. The use of the property for business purposes without a certificate of occupancy for such purpose was illegal. Present — Lazansky, P. J., Hagarty, Carswell, Scudder and Davis, JJ.