City of Buffalo v. Chadeayne

In 1887 the common council of Buffalo granted to defendant -a permit to erect seven frame houses within the fire limits of the city. Under this permit the defendant made excavations for the cellars, and contracted for the materials entering into said structures. A portion of the materials so contracted for were delivered, the walls were partially or wholly laid in some of the cellars, some of the timbers were framed and partly up, and defendant was actively prosecuting the work of building, when, without notice to defendant or opportunity given him for being heard, said council rescinded its…