Legal Opinion
Wallerstein v. Westchester Joint Water Works No. 1
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 10, 1937PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSyme, J.
The plaintiffs are property owners and residents of that section of the town of Harrison known as “ Purchase,” concededly a fine residential community containing numerous estates. The defendant Westchester Joint Water Works No. 1 is a corpora*35tion formed pursuant to chapter 654 of the Laws of 1927, as amended, by the towns of Harrison and Mamaroneck and the village of Mamaroneck for the purpose of obtaining and supplying water both for fire protection and domestic consumption.
Briefly summarized, the statute, as amended (McKinney’s Unconsol. Laws, §§ 2971-2994), empowers two or more towns,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Brush v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Mills v. . City of BrooklynNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
- Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance v. Village of KeesevilleNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Canavan v. . City of MechanicvilleNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Oakes Manufacturing Co. v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Township of Washington v. Village of RidgewoodSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1958
- City of Scottsdale v. Municipal Court of TempeArizona Supreme Court · 1962
- Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation v. Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County, WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- County of Nassau v. South Farmingdale Water DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- Barnathan v. KramerNew York Supreme Court · 1964
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