Legal Opinion
Steitz v. City of Beacon
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 7, 1945PublishedCited by 151 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThacheb, J.
The complaint in this action was dismissed at Special Term for failure to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. The Appellate Division affirmed unanimously and we granted leave to appeal.
The action is brought to recover damages suffered as a result of a fire which occurred in the city of Beacon on December 26, 1942. Under section 24 of that city’s charter (L. 1913, ch. 539, as amd. by L. 1920, ch. 171, § 6) the city “ may construct and operate a system of waterworks ”, and the same section provides that “ it shall maintain fire, police, school and poor departments.” Pursuant…
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- City of Rochester v. . CampbellNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
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