Comereski v. City of Elmira

Plaintiff, as a taxpayer in the city of Elmira, sues for a judgment which would declare invalid a contract between the city and the Elmira Parking Authority, the latter being a public benefit corporation organized, in 1948, pursuant to a special act which is title 9 of article 7 of the Public Authorities Law. The general purpose of the authority, whose members are appointed by the Mayor of Elmira, is to acquire and use real and personal property for indoor and outdoor automobile parking “ projects ” in that city. The city of Elmira, itself, has, under section 72-j of the General Municipal…