Legal Opinion
Potts v. City of Utica
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 30, 1936No. 81PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHASE, Circuit Judge.
In an action at law tried to a jury in the District Court for the Northern District of New York, a verdict for the plaintiff was returned on which judgment was entered for $39,732.27 and costs, and the defendant has appealed. This was the remainder found due the plaintiff for services and disbursements under a contract to perform professional work for the defendant as an engineer under the circumstances about to be stated. Diversity of citizenship is the basis of jurisdiction.
In November, 1930, the City of Utica,' N. Y., was obtaining its supply of water for public and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Whiteside v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- McDonald v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Hawkins v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Village of Fort Edward v. . FishNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- Harlem Gas Co. v. . Mayor, C., of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1865
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Brookhaven Housing Coalition v. SolomonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- The Gamewell Company, a Corporation v. The City of Phoenix, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
- Cosentino v. City of OmahaNebraska Supreme Court · 1971
- United Hospital v. D'AnnunzioNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
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