Jamaica Savings Bank v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The City of New York, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Queens on the 10th day of April, 1900, upon the decision of the court, rendered after a trial at the Queens County Trial Term, before the court without a jury.
1DissentGoodrich, P. J.
I do not agree with the conclusions of my associates, as expressed in the opinion of Mr. Justice Hirschberg-.
The plaintiff .sued to recover the amount of interest coupons upon *470bonds of the town of Jamaica, issued in March, 1895.- The bonds were part of an amount of $40,000 in bonds issued to defray the expense incurred by the town in acquiring certain lands adjacent to the town hall. The question presented for decision is whether the town had power to issue the bonds. It does not require a consideration of the ultimate liability of the town for the amount expended in .the acquisition of the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Wells v. . Town of SalinaNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Hubbard v. . SadlerNew York Court of Appeals · 1887