McMaster v. . the State of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a decision of the Court of Claims rendered February 12, 1885, dismissing a claim against the State and awarding to the .claimant nothing thereon. 'ihe nature of the claim and the facts material to the questions discussed are stated in the opinion. The contracts were not abrogated by either chapter 323 of the Laws of 1874, or chapter 264 of the Laws of 1875; nor was the passage of either of those laws a breach of the contracts on the part of the State.
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Appeal from a decision of the Court of Claims rendered February 12, 1885, dismissing a claim against the State and awarding to the .claimant nothing thereon. 'ihe nature of the claim and the facts material to the questions discussed are stated in the opinion. The contracts were not abrogated by either chapter 323 of the Laws of 1874, or chapter 264 of the Laws of 1875; nor was the passage of either of those laws a breach of the contracts on the part of the State. (People v. Zoll, 97 N. Y. 203 ; In re Folsom, 56 id. 60; Roper v. Johnson, 4 Moak’s Eng. Rep. 297; Frost v. Knight, L. R., 7 Exch.…
1Opinion of the CourtEarl, J.
In 1870, the legislature passed the act, chapter 378, “ to establish and organize the Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane.” The governor was authorized to appoint, by and with the consent of the senate, ten managers for the asylum who, among other duties, were to procure plans, designs and specifications for the construction of the necessary buildings, and to contract for the construction of the same, provided such plans, designs, specifications, contracts and the terms thereof should be approved by the governor, State engineer and comptroller, and further provided that the managers should…
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