New York Court of Appeals
Charles A. Danolds, Respondent v. the State of New York, Appellant
April 25, 188289 N.Y. 36
Summary
The Court of Appeals affirmed the award of $65,000 in damages for prospective profits to the contractor, holding that the State was bound by the contracts entered into by its building commissioners and liable for prospective profits absent a contractual waiver, and that the Contracts Clause of the U.S. Constitution applies equally to State contracts.