Legal Opinion

Hanrahan v. Corrou

New York Supreme Court

Decided August 23, 1938PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Edgcomb, Ernest I.,

Official Referee. Plaintiff, a resident and taxpayer of the city of Utica, brings this action, pursuant to the provisions of section 51 of the General Municipal Law, to restrain the governing authorities of the said city from entering into or carrying out a contract to purchase the physical property, rights, privileges and franchises of the Consolidated Water Company for the sum of $7,900,000, upon the theory that the acts complained of are illegal, and will result in the waste of public funds.

The Consolidated Water Company supplies the city of Utica, and certain outlying…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Talcott v. . City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
  2. Robertson v. ZimmermannNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
  3. Campbell v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
  4. Matter of City of New York (Ely Avenue)New York Court of Appeals · 1916
  5. Daly v. HaightAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Kohl Industrial Park Co. (A Partnership) v. The County of RocklandCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
  2. Borek v. GolderNew York Supreme Court · 1947
  3. England v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Exam.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
  4. Montecalvo v. City of UticaNew York Supreme Court · 1996
  5. Goldin v. Town of HempsteadNew York Supreme Court · 1970

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