Legal Opinion

Lakeland Water District v. Onondaga County Water Authority

New York Court of Appeals

Decided April 16, 1969PublishedCited by 105 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Chief Judge Fuld.

Onondaga County Water Authority (hereafter referred to as the appellant) is a public benefit corporation, with power under the Public Authorities Law (§ 1154, subd. 17) to regulate the rates charged by it for the use of water which it supplies to private customers and to water districts, villages and the like. In August of 1966, it increased by 64% the water rates of two of its corporate customers, the petitioner Village of iSolvay and the petitioner Lakeland Water District.

Charging that they regarded the increase as “ excessive, arbitrary and capricious, ’ ’ the petitioners…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Vernon Park Realty, Inc. v. City of Mount VernonNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
  2. Barry v. O'ConnellNew York Court of Appeals · 1951
  3. Glassman v. GlassmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1956
  4. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America v. BohlingerNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
  5. People Ex Rel. Trustees of Jamaica v. Board of SupervisorsNew York Court of Appeals · 1892

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3Cited by105 opinions

  1. Solnick v. WhalenNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. Rivers v. KatzNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp. v. McBarnetteNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  4. Press v. County of MonroeNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  5. Fritz v. Huntington HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1976

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