Suffolk County Water Authority v. Board of Fire Commissioners

In an action to recover unpaid fire hydrant rental fees, the parties cross-appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Geiler, J.), dated July 1, 1981, which (1) dismissed the defendant’s counterclaim to recover certain rental charges paid under protest, and (2) adjudged the plaintiff to be entitled to recover from the defendant the sum of $55 per hydrant for the year of 1973, and the sum of $63.80 per hydrant annually for the years 1974 through 1979. Judgment modified, on the law and the facts, by deleting the provision which assessed an annual rental fee of $63.80 per…