Lincoln Building Associates, Appellant v. Lockwood Barr, Respondent; Lincoln Building Associates, Appellant, v…

Summary

The Court affirmed the Municipal Court's orders, holding that the 1955 extension of the Business Rent Law regulating office space is constitutional because the legislature had a rational basis and the emergency justification remained. The Court emphasized deference to legislative fact‑finding, while a dissent argued the law lacks any emergency basis and violates due process, equal protection, the contract clause, and the takings clause.