Argued April 25, 1917
Decided May 15, 1917
Lamar Hardy, Corporation Counsel ( Samuel J. Rosensohn, Felix Frankfurter and Walter E. Meyer of counsel), for appellant.
Samuel F. Moran for respondent.
Order affirmed, with costs, and questions certified answered in the affirmative; no opinion.
Concur: HISCOCK, Ch. J., CHASE, HOGAN, CARDOZO, McLAUGHLIN and ANDREWS, JJ. Not sitting: CRANE, J.
Full title:KINGS COUNTY LIGHTING COMPANY, Respondent, v . CITY OF NEW YORK, Appellant
Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Date published: May 15, 1917
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