Long Island Water Supply Co. v. Brooklyn
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Under authority of chap. 737 of the laws of New York for 1873, (Laws N. Y. 1873, p. 1100), as amended in 1881 (Laws N. Y. 1881, chap. 321, p. 443), the plaintiff in error was organized as a water company. On September 15, 1881, it entered into a contract with the town of New Lots, by which it agreed to lay water pipes and mains in the streets of New Lots, and supply the town with water.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Under authority of chap. 737 of the laws of New York for 1873, (Laws N. Y. 1873, p. 1100), as amended in 1881 (Laws N. Y. 1881, chap. 321, p. 443), the plaintiff in error was organized as a water company. On September 15, 1881, it entered into a contract with the town of New Lots, by which it agreed to lay water pipes and mains in the streets of New Lots, and supply the town with water. The town, on the other hand, agreed to pay for hydrants to be furnished and supplied, as provided in the contract, at a specified rate per hydrant, the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brewee
So far as respects any mere matter of procedure,, or of conflict between the statute authorizing the condemnation or the proceedings had thereunder and the constitution of the State, the decision of the Court of Appeals is conclusive. West River Bridge Company v. Dix, 6 How. 507; Bucher v. Cheshire Railroad, 125 U. S. 555; Adams Express Company v. Ohio, 165 U. S. 194. Our inquiry must be directed to the question whether any rights of the water supply company secured by the Constitution of the United States have been, violated. The contention of plaintiff in error is that the proceedings had…
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