Legal Opinion
County of Niagara v. Levitt
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 11, 1978PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Joseph P. Kuszynski, J.
In this proceeding the County of Niagara, hereinafter Niagara, challenges the statutory scheme which mandates it to contribute to the operating expenses of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, hereinafter NFTA.
Since 1974 Niagara has been required to contribute $191,-600 annually to the NFTA. It objects to the past and any future payments upon the grounds the NFTA was created to be self-sustaining and also that Niagara and the NFTA did not enter into any joint support agreement obligating Niagara to defray part of NFTA’s operating deficits.
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2Cases cited19 opinions
- Lindsley v. Natural Carbonic Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Sun Printing & Publishing Ass'n v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Wiggins v. Town of SomersNew York Court of Appeals · 1958
- Matter of FayNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
- Matter of McAneny v. . Bd. of Estimate, Etc.New York Court of Appeals · 1922
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3Cited by2 opinions
- San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority v. DonovanDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1983
- County of Niagara v. LevittNew York Court of Appeals · 1980