Legal Opinion
Delaware County Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Power Authority
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 24, 1983PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Joseph J. Sedita, J.
The need for efficient and effective governmental instrumentalities to deal with our increasingly complex and technologically sophisticated society has led to the creation, by our State Legislature, of a number of unique entities known as “public authorities”. These “authorities” are public corporations which were created as specialized hybrids which could utilize the flexibility and independence of the corporate structure in achieving their primary goals as instrumentalities for accomplishing a variety of public purposes. (See 47 NY Jur, Public…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Solnick v. WhalenNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Press v. County of MonroeNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Castaways Motel v. SchuylerNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- People v. . DwyerNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Delaware County Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Power AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Villella v. Department of TransportationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Suffolk County v. Long Island Power AuthorityNew York Supreme Court · 1998
- New York State Electric & Gas Corporation v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983