Legal Opinion
Potts v. Village of Haverstraw
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 26, 1940No. 202PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
This action comes to us now upon a third appeal, this time by the defendant from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff on a quantum meruit. On the first appeal (2 Cir., 79 F.2d 102) we held that the contract of July 2, 1928, was invalid, because it had been executed before the resolution of the trustees was passed on September 4, 1928, or had been ratified by referendum of September 20th; but we suggested that possibly the plaintiff might recover on a quantum meruit. On the second appeal (2 Cir., 93 F.2d 506) we held that he was not necessarily barred by the Statute of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- McDonald v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Donovan v. . the Mayor, C., of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1865
- Potts v. Village of HaverstrawCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
- McGovern v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Coggeshall v. HennesseyNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
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- Ethelyn Wheeler Hamilton, as Co-Executors of Estate of Harold F. Hamilton, Deceased v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973