Kenford Co. v. County of Erie
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Doerr, J.
This appeal presents for our review the extent to which plaintiffs may recover damages following defendant’s breach of contract.
In the late 1960s the County of Erie obtained enabling legislation permitting it to finance and construct a sports stadium. Edward Cottrell, a local businessman, put together an assemblage of properties in the Town of Lancaster. Cottrell eventually obtained options to purchase in excess of 700 acres of land, some of which he tried to interest the county in purchasing for the purpose of building a domed stadium facility. Cottrell, who…
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