New York Court of Appeals
In the Matter of the Application of the Village of Middletown for the Appointment of Commissioners to Take Water
September 28, 188082 N.Y. 196
Summary
The Court affirmed the order appointing commissioners, holding that the 1866 act and its 1879 amendment are constitutional, that the title does not violate the single‑subject rule, that notice of hearing suffices, that multiple proceedings are permissible, and that the unconstitutional compensation‑adjustment clause can be stricken without invalidating the rest of the statute.