Legal Opinion

Ferguson Contracting Co. v. State

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 6, 1922PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Van Kirk, J.:

For convenience, and because the interests of neither party will be prejudiced thereby, we will consider the two cases together. When necessary to distinguish one from the other, we will call the first the company’s claim or case and the second the receiver’s claim or case. The two claims are substantially identical, arising under the same contract and presenting the same items. Most of the items of the claims are based upon alleged breaches of the contract on the part of the State. The principal defense is that the company broke its contract when it refused to continue…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Foundation Company v. . State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
  2. Belmar Contracting Co. v. . State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
  3. Kinser Construction Co. v. . State of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1912
  4. Fox v. DavidsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
  5. Matter of Semper v. . DuffeyNew York Court of Appeals · 1919

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Steranko v. Inforex, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1977
  2. Ferguson v. CasparDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
  3. General Insurance Co. of America v. K. Capolino Construction Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1997
  4. Tully v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1949
  5. Lantau Holdings Ltd. v. General Pac. Group Ltd.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018

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