Williams v. the City of New York

Full title: JOHN WILLIAMS et al., Appellants, v . THE CITY OF NEW YORK, Respondent

Court: Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Oct 3, 1916

114 N.E. 1086 (N.Y. 1916)

114 N.E. 1086

Opinion

Argued June 14, 1916

Decided October 3, 1916

L. Laflin Kellogg for appellants.

Lamar Hardy, Corporation Counsel ( Terence Farley, of counsel), for respondent.

Judgment affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: WILLARD BARTLETT, Ch. J., COLLIN, CUDDEBACK, HOGAN and POUND, JJ. HISCOCK, J., dissents on the ground that it was error for the court to hold as matter of law that the city did not commit a breach of this contract by withholding payment on the certificates.