Beckwith v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The City of New York, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 23d day of July, 1909, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 19th day of July, 1909, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Scott, J.:
The plaintiff was a contractor with the city of New York for the improvement of the East Branch reservoirs, constituting a part of the city’s water system. The work included the raising of the spillway of the dam, raising and building the side walls of the spillway, some excavation and paving, and the building of stone fences. The work was completed to the satisfaction of the department having it in charge on January 2, 1906, and a final certificate given, upon which the final payment (excepting the retained repaving security) was made on February 28, 1906.
This action is for damages…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Gearty v. . Mayor, Etc., of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Lentilhon v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
- Dean v. . Mayor, Etc., of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Lentilhon v. . City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
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