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Haines v. City of New York
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41 N.Y.2d 769, 364 N.E.2d 820, 396 N.Y.S.2d 155Facts
In 1924, the City of New York (defendant-respondent) entered into an agreement with the Town of Hunter and the Village of Tannersville to construct a sewage system. Per its agreement, the City of New York agreed to take on all costs of construction, operation, maintenance, and repair of the sewage system. Over time, the average flow of the sewage plant increased from 118,000 gallons per day to over 600,000 per day. Haines (plaintiff-petitioner) sought to develop fifty residential lots. He applied to the City of New York for permission to connect the homes on the lots to existing sewer lines. The City of New York refused and stated that it was not obligated to further expand its sewage plant, which was already operating at full capacity, to accommodate Haines’ new development. Haines sued the City of New York, alleging that the 1924 agreement obligated the city to expend additional funds to enlarge the existing sewage plant or to build a new one to accommodate the future needs of the municipalities. Both the trial court and the Appellate Division found in favor of the plaintiff.
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Interpretation of the Contract