New York Court of Appeals

Charles H. Pond, Respondent v. New Rochelle Water Company, Appellant

January 9, 1906183 N.Y. 330

Summary

The Court of Appeals affirmed the lower courts, holding that the plaintiff’s complaint states a valid cause of action to enforce the water rate contract for the benefit of village inhabitants and that the affirmative defenses pleaded by the water company are insufficient as a matter of law.