Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Arthur v. Huntington Water Works Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 15, 1924PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from a peremptory mandamus order of the Supreme Court, made at the Kings Special Term and entered in the Suffolk county clerk’s office October 23, 1923, directing defendant to install a fire hydrant.

1Opinion of the Court

Peremptory mandamus order unanimously affirmed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements, upon the opinion of Mr. Justice Hagarty at Special Term. Present— Kelly, P. J., Rich, Jaycox, Kelby and Kapper, JJ.

The following is the opinion of the court below:

Hagarty, J.

This is an application for a mandamus order directing the Huntington Water Works Company to comply with the order of the fire commissioners of Huntington Manor fire department, directing the installation of a fire hydrant on Broadway, Huntington. The defendant has refused to comply with the order for the reason that the relators have…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. North River Electric Light & Power Co. v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
  2. Port Jervis Water Works Co. v. Village of Port JervisNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
  3. City of New York v. Jamaica Water Supply Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917
  4. People Ex Rel. City of New York v. Queens County Water Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1922

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. H. R. Moch Co. v. Rensselaer Water Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
  2. Suffolk County Water Authority v. Board of Fire CommissionersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  3. Town of Clifton Park v. Rivercrest Sewage Corp.New York Supreme Court · 1978

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