Metropolitan Transportation Authority v. City of New York

Memorandum. Order affirmed, without costs, on the memorandum at the Appellate Division, with these additional comments. The formula set forth in section 1277 of the Public Authorities Law dealing with "total” costs was never intended by the Legislature to call for a precise allocation of the costs of operation and maintenance of local stations as might be expected from the perspective of cost analysis. Rather it was a responsible political determination as to the fair apportionment of the economic burden of the costs of mass transportation. Hence, the arguments of normal cost accounting may…