Legal Opinion
Walton Water Co. v. . Village of Walton
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 1, 1924PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCardozo, J.
Plaintiff, a waterworks corporation, sues the village of Walton for the reasonable value of water furnished for fire protection at the fire hydrants in the village during the months of September and October, 1922. The defendant answers that the water was used under an agreement with the plaintiff that it would be furnished without charge. The binding force of that agreement is the chief question to be determined.
The controversy brings us back to the year 1879. An agreement in writing between the plaintiff, the company, and the defendant, the village, dated August 21, 1879, purports to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Miller v. . SchlossNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Fire Ins. Assn., Ltd. v. WickhamSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Klebe v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- McGovern v. . City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
- Von Bremen v. . MacMonniesNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Allegheny College v. National Chautauqua County Bank of JamestownNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
- In Re the Accounting of BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Mandel v. LiebmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1951
- Virginian Export Coal Co. v. Rowland Land Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1926
- Holt v. FeigenbaumNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
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