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Williamsburgh Power Plant Corp. v. City of New York

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 21, 1939
20 N.E.2d 12 (N.Y. 1939)

Opinion

Argued January 17, 1939

Decided February 21, 1939

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department.

Harold L. Warner and George D. Yeomans for appellant.

William C. Chanler, Corporation Counsel ( Paxton Blair, Sol Charles Levine and Meyer Bernstein of counsel), for respondent.


Judgment affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: CRANE, Ch. J., LEHMAN, O'BRIEN, HUBBS, LOUGHRAN, FINCH and RIPPEY, JJ.


Summaries of

Williamsburgh Power Plant Corp. v. City of New York

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 21, 1939
20 N.E.2d 12 (N.Y. 1939)
Case details for

Williamsburgh Power Plant Corp. v. City of New York

Case Details

Full title:WILLIAMSBURGH POWER PLANT CORPORATION, Appellant, v. CITY OF NEW YORK et…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Feb 21, 1939

Citations

20 N.E.2d 12 (N.Y. 1939)
20 N.E.2d 12

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