Legal Opinion

Schneider v. Town of Orange-town

Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York

Decided January 5, 1998PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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Memorandum.

Judgment unanimously affirmed without costs.

Plaintiffs commenced this claim to recover $3,000 in damages for the cost of replacing the sewer line leading from the main line, running under the town road, to the curb outside of their house. A review of the record on appeal does not indicate that plaintiffs claimed that defendant’s negligence was the direct or proximate cause of their sewer pipe problems. In their small claims complaint they solely seek reimbursement for monies spent in replacing the pipe. Such a claim is clearly based on the theory of unjust…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Watts v. Town of GardinerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Macintyre v. MooreDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 2018
  2. Cangemi v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2013
  3. Schneider v. Town of OrangetownClarkstown Justice Court · 1998

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