Legal Opinion
Clute v. Nassau & Suffolk Lighting Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 15, 1922PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Motions by defendant to dismiss complaints.
1Opinion of the CourtMacCrate, J.
In September, 1907, the defendant entered into a written contract with the Garden City Estates. In December, 1909, it entered into a written contract with the plaintiff, The Garden City Company. In both contracts the defendant undertook to supply gas to these companies, engaged in real estate development, and to the purchasers of lots in the sections owned by them.
Each contract contained a provision as follows: “ The Lighting Company shall furnish all consumers along the lines of said mains, gas meters, and shall supply sufficient gas for all purposes to all persons desiring the same, at…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Union Dry Goods Co. v. Georgia Public Service Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Matter of Quinby v. . Public Service Comm.New York Court of Appeals · 1918
- People Ex Rel. Village of South Glens Falls v. Public Service CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- People Ex Rel. City of New York v. . NixonNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Town of North Hempstead v. Public Service Corp. of Long IslandNew York Court of Appeals · 1921
3Cited by1 opinion
- Levine v. Long Island Rail RoadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1972