Case Name: Utica Gas and Electric Company, Respondent, v. C. Lester Merry and Others, as Trustees of the Village of Frankfort, Herkimer County, N. Y., and Others, Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1933-03
Citations: 239 A.D. 751
Docket Number: 
Parties: Utica Gas and Electric Company, Respondent, v. C. Lester Merry and Others, as Trustees of the Village of Frankfort, Herkimer County, N. Y., and Others, Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 239
Pages: 751–754

Head Matter:
Utica Gas and Electric Company, Respondent, v. C. Lester Merry and Others, as Trustees of the Village of Frankfort, Herkimer County, N. Y., and Others, Appellants.
Motion to dismiss appeal denied, 263 N. Y. 566.

Opinion:
Orders affirmed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements as to each appeal. The contract constitutes an illegal waste because prohibited by section 128-a of the Village Law, added by chapter 852 of the Laws of 1928. " The purchase price is a debt of the village. (Newell v. People, 7 N. Y. 9.) Subdivision 37 of section 89 of the Village Law is especially made subject to other provisions of the Village Law and is, therefore, subject to section 128-a {supra). The expenditure was not included in the budget and there was no resolution to borrow on bonds or other obligations. All concur, except Thompson, J., who dissents in an opinion.