Town of North Hempstead v. Public Service Corp.
New York Supreme Court
. Action to recover liquidated damages for the nonperformance of a contract.
1Opinion of the CourtAspinall, J.
This is an action brought by the plaintiff against the defendant to recover the sum of $1,000, as liquidated damages for the non-perform-once, upon the part of the defendant, of certain terms and conditions contained in a contract dated June 17, 1912, whereby the town of North Hempstead granted to the defendant the right to operate gas mains along public highways and in public places in said town.
The defendant in its amended answer interposed four separate and distinct defenses to said action.
At the close of the trial, counsel for the plaintiff moved to strike out all of the evidence…
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- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
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