Legal Opinion
Ralph D. Young, Inc. v. Town of West Seneca
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 17, 1958Published
1Opinion of the CourtMatthew J. Jaseh, J.
The plaintiff has sued the defendants, individually and as water commissioners, upon a contract entered into by it with the defendant Water Commissioners of Water District No. 8 in the town of West Seneca, New York, whereby it agreed to construct certain water lines for the district for a specified sum. The plaintiff encountered rock in its surface excavations and because of this, the cost of constructing the water lines was increased substantially. The plaintiff claims that the contract between the parties called for a certain additional price to be paid for rock removal, if such was…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Myers v. . BarnesNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- People Ex Rel. McCabe v. . MatthiesNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
- Bragg v. Town of VictorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
- People ex rel. McCabe v. SnedekerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
- People Ex Rel. McCabe v. . SnedekerNew York Court of Appeals · 1905