Legal Opinion
City of New York v. New York Water Service Corp.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 27, 1937PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLoughran, J.
This is a mandamus proceeding. The city of New York is the petitioner. Defendant is a “ water-works corporation ” and the owner of a “ water system ” which it operates for the sale and distribution of water for domestic, commercial and public uses. (See Public Service Law [Cons. Laws, ch. 48], § 2, subds. 26, 27.) It serves a section of the fourth ward of the borough of Queens, city of New York, known as Woodhaven, and there furnishes water to the city for fire protection, street flushing and like purposes. No express "contract regulates this service.
Beginning in 1927 the Commissioner of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- City of New York v. MaltbieNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
- Columbus v. Mercantile Trust & Deposit Co. of BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- People Ex Rel. City of New York v. Queens County Water Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1922
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Long Island Lighting Co. v. MaltbieNew York Supreme Court · 1941
- Muscillo v. Town BoardNew York Supreme Court · 1961