New York Court of Appeals

The Harlem Gaslight Company, Respondent v. the Mayor, &C., of New York, Appellants

September 5, 186533 N.Y. 309

Summary

The Court affirmed the judgment, holding that the City of New York is liable to pay the Harlem Gaslight Company reasonable compensation for gas supplied under an implied contract, that the charter's $250 bidding requirement does not apply to this monopoly supply, and that the prior year's rate does not bind subsequent periods.