Legal Opinion
People v. City of Schenectady
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 18, 1946PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDeyo, J.
This action, novel to say the least, was brought by the State of New York against the City of Schenectady to recover on an implied contract to reimburse the State for certain revenues it had lost by decreased power production at the State’s dam at Vischer Ferry.
Prior to January 1, 1944, the city obtained its water supply from wells sunk in the. water bearing gravel strata adjacent to the Mohawk River a few miles upstream from a hydroelectric plant which the State owned and operated at Vischer Ferry. During various periods in 1936, 1940, 1942 and 1943, the water in the city’s wells became…
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- In Matter of City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Jewish Hospital v. DoeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937
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