Legal Opinion
Gerzof v. Sweeney
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 28, 1965PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFuld, J.
In this taxpayer’s action, brought pursuant to section 51 of the General Municipal Law, the plaintiff seeks (1) a judgment annulling the resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Freeport which awarded a contract to the defendant Nordberg Manufacturing Co. for the purchase and installation of electric power equipment and (2) either an injunction to restrain the trustees from performing such contract or, in the alternative, damages. In essence, it is the taxpayer’s plaint that the contract specifications were so drawn as to prevent and preclude competitive bidding by manufacturers…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Brady v. . the Mayor, C., of the City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- In Re the Emigrant Industrial Savings BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Matter of McNutt Co. v. EckertNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Smith v. . Syracuse Improvement CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Grace v. ForbesNew York Supreme Court · 1909
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3Cited by44 opinions
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- Unisys Corp. v. Department of LaborSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- New York State Chapter, Inc. v. New York State Thruway AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- Le Cesse Bros. Contracting, Inc. v. Town Board of WilliamsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- Albert Elia Building Co. v. New York State Urban Development Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
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