Legal Opinion
Potts v. Village of Haverstraw
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 22, 1935No. 442PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, a civil engineer, skilled in designing and building municipal waterworks, sued the village of llaverstraw, New York, upon a contract made by its board of trustees employing him to design and supervise the construction of a system of waterworks for the village. Under the New York law (sections 520-529, N. Y. Conservation Law [Consol. Laws, c. 65]), the village must get the approval of the Water Power and Conlrol Commission of the state, and this the trustees started a proceeding to procure; but a succeeding board failed to press it and finally discontinued…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Rittenhouse v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1866
- Kelly v. MerryNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
- In Re the Petition of the Board of Water Commissioners of the Village of White PlainsNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Wells v. Village of East AuroraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1932
- Brown v. WardNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Potts v. Village of HaverstrawCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
- Moss v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1934
- Potts v. Village of HaverstrawCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- Madeirense Do Brasil S/A v. Stulman-Emrick Lumber Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Madeirense Do Brasil S/A v. Stulman-Emrick Lumber Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
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