Legal Opinion
Meara v. Citizens WaterWorks Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 15, 1919PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Motion to dismiss complaint.
1Opinion of the CourtSeeger, J.
The defendant is a domestic corporation organized under the Transportation Corporations Law for the purpose of supplying water to the village of Highland Falls, Orange county, N. Y., and the inhabitants thereof. The plaintiff is the owner of four houses in said village,. which houses are connected with the street mains of the defendant and are dependent upon the defendant for its supply of water for all purposes. For about twenty years the plaintiff has been paying the defendant at the rate of ten dollars per annum for the water used in each house until bath rooms were put in two of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- City of Knoxville v. Knoxville Water Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
- City of Mount Vernon v. New York Inter Urban Water Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906
- Gallagher v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906
- McCook Waterworks Co. v. City of McCookNebraska Supreme Court · 1909
3Cited by4 opinions
- Town of Mamaroneck v. New York Interurban Water Co.New York Supreme Court · 1925
- City of New York v. Citizens Water Supply Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
- Huppuch v. Spring Brook Water Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1923
- Walton Water Co. v. Village of WaltonNew York Supreme Court · 1924