Knowles v. . City of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment entered August 25, 1903, upon orders of tlie Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department which affirmed an interlocutory judgment of Special Term overruling a demurrer to the answer of the defendants other than the Pennsylvania Steel Company, reversed an interlocutory judgment of Special Term overruling a demurrer to the complaint by the defendant Pennsylvania Steel Company, and directed that the complaint be dismissed as…
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Appeal from a judgment entered August 25, 1903, upon orders of tlie Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department which affirmed an interlocutory judgment of Special Term overruling a demurrer to the answer of the defendants other than the Pennsylvania Steel Company, reversed an interlocutory judgment of Special Term overruling a demurrer to the complaint by the defendant Pennsylvania Steel Company, and directed that the complaint be dismissed as to all of tlie defendants. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The…
1Opinion of the CourtCullen, J.
As to the practice in this case it is sufficient to say that the judgment under review proceeded on the ground that the complaint did not state a good cause of action and the only question presented to us is the sufficiency of that complaint. The action is brought by a taxpayer of the city of New York against the city, the commissioners of the East River Bridge and the Pennsylvania Steel Company to declare void a contract entered into between the said commissioners and the company for-the construction of the approaches to the bridge ; to enjoin the continued performance of said contract and…
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