Case Name: In the Matter of the Arbitration between the Village of Canastota, Respondent, and Queensboro Farm Products, Inc., Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1975-04-03
Citations: 36 N.Y.2d 793
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Arbitration between the Village of Canastota, Respondent, and Queensboro Farm Products, Inc., Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 36
Pages: 793–794

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Arbitration between the Village of Canastota, Respondent, and Queensboro Farm Products, Inc., Appellant.
Argued March 21, 1975;
decided April 3, 1975
Charles T. Beeching, Jr., Thomas S. Evans and Joe Schapiro for appellant.
Ralph J. Balducci, Village Attorney (Dante M. Scaccia and Richard J. Brickwedde of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
Memorandum. Subdivision 2 of section 452 of the General Municipal Law provides, in pertinent part, that "sewer rents may be established and imposed only by local law or ordinance" in the case of villages such as the petitioner.
In light of this specific restriction petitioner lacked authority to establish sewer rates by contract, and therefore the contract of 1966 was of no force and effect.
Chief Judge Breitel and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Cooke concur.
Order affirmed, with costs, in memorandum.