O'Connor v. Green
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Hugh Green, from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of New York in favor of the plaintiff, rendered on the 18th day of May, 1900.
1Opinion of the Court
Woodward, J.:
It appears that certain residents of North William street, Astoria, L. I., city of Brooklyn, organized a voluntary association for the purpose of constructing a private sewer along that thoroughfare, of which the appellant Green was the treasurer. On March 4, 1899, the plaintiff made a proposition in writing to the property owners on North William street, in which he proposed to construct the desired sewer for the sum of $575. This proposition was accepted by the several property owners, who signed the following memorandum in connection with the proposition:
“ We, the undersigned,…
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