Legal Opinion
H. R. Moch Co. v. Rensselaer Water Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 9, 1927PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtVan Kirk, Acting P. J.
The appeal is from an order which denied defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint because it fails to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. The action is to recover a loss sustained by the plaintiff by a fire which consumed its warehouse and the contents thereof on December 13, 1922. The plaintiff and defendant are domestic corporations. The property destroyed was in the city of Rensselaer. At the time of the fire there was outstanding and in force a contract between the city of Rensselaer and the defendant. The complaint sets forth this contract, which contains the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Lawrence v. . FoxNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- German Alliance Insurance v. Home Water Supply Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Seaver v. . RansomNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
- Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance v. Village of KeesevilleNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Canavan v. . City of MechanicvilleNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Morenken Building Corp. v. Long Island Water Co.City of New York Municipal Court · 1930