Legal Opinion
Great Neck Water Authority v. Citizens Water Supply Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 31, 1962PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chief Judge Desmond.
This is a condemnation proceeding and the principal question is: Must plaintiff obtain the approval of the State Water Resources Commission before condemning defendant’s property?
Plaintiff-respondent Great Neck Water Authority (hereafter called “ Authority ”) is a public benefit corporation organized in 1959 under the “ Great Neck Water Authority Act ” (Public Authorities Law, tit. 7-A), empowered by the act to supply and sell water within a Water Authority District which comprises what is known as the Great Neck Peninsula in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County. The act…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- In re ThomsonNew York Supreme Court · 1895
- Manhattan Railway v. O'SullivanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
- Erie County Water Authority v. Western New York Water Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1953
- City of Buffalo v. HaymanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1954
- Close v. . NoyeNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
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