Wakefield v. Brophy
New York Supreme Court
Action to restrain the officials of a village from paying bhe amount claimed by one of the defendants for services rendered for the village under a contract with its officers.
1Opinion of the CourtMorschauser, J.
The trustees of the village of Port Chester and the defendant Philip B. Gaynor, on June 28, 1909, entered into a contract in writing for services to he performed by Mr. Gaynor. First, to make an examination of past taxes and assessments and various compilations therefrom, for which he was to be paid $-1.800; and, second, the devising of a new and efficient system of bookkeeping and accounting, and for the instruction of the various village officers, such as treasurer, tax receiver and clerks, for which he was to receive $1,200.
At the time of making the contract involving the expenditure of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Whiteside v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Brady v. . the Mayor, C., of the City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- Peterson v. . the Mayor, C., of New-YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
- Village of Fort Edward v. . FishNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- Ziegler v. . ChapinNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
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- Gaynor v. . Village of Port ChesterNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Gaynor v. Village of Port ChesterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1916
- Shiebler v. GriffingNew York Supreme Court · 1913
- Potts v. Village of HaverstrawCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- Gaynor v. Village of Port ChesterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1919
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