Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. v. Mayor of New York
The Superior Court of New York City
This is an appeal by the defendants from a judgment entered against them, upon the report of Henry Nicoll, Esq., as referee.
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This is an appeal by the defendants from a judgment entered against them, upon the report of Henry Nicoll, Esq., as referee. The complaint is as follows: (Title.) “ The complaint of the above named plaintiffs respectfully shows unto this court, that the above named defendants are now justly indebted unto the said plaintiffs in the sum of one thousand and seventy dollars, with interest, for the use and occupation by the said defendants of a certain pier or wharf of the said plaintiff’s, situate on the East river, between Thirty-Fourth and Thirty-Fifth streets, in the city of New York, which…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court—Hoffman, J.
The first and an important question is, whether the twelfth section of the charter of 185B applies to the case. The question is one of great practical moment beyond the decision of the present action. The counsel of the defendants insists that it controls. The counsel of the plaintiffs has made several points to show that it is inapplicable.
That section provides “ that all work to be done, and all supplies to be furnished for the corporation, involving an expenditure of more than $250 must be by contract founded on sealed bids, or on proposals made in compliance with…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Smith v. StewartNew York Supreme Court · 1810
- Fister v. La RueNew York Supreme Court · 1853
- Featherstonhaugh v. BradshawNew York Supreme Court · 1828
- Brady v. Mayor of New YorkThe Superior Court of New York City · 1867
- Page v. WeeksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1816
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