Kenford Co. Inc. v. County of Erie

• Decision Date: 14 May 1982
• Citation: 88 A.D.2d 758,451 N.Y.S.2d 1021
• Parties: KENFORD COMPANY, INC. and The Dome Stadium, Inc., Respondents, v. The COUNTY OF ERIE, et al., Appellants. THE COUNTY OF ERIE, Counterclaim-Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KENFORD COMPANY, INC., and The Dome Stadium, Inc., and Edward H. Cottrell, et al., Counterclaim-Defendants-Respondents.
• Court: New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

Page 1021

451 N.Y.S.2d 1021

88 A.D.2d 758

KENFORD COMPANY, INC. and The Dome Stadium, Inc., Respondents, v. The COUNTY OF ERIE, et al., Appellants.

THE COUNTY OF ERIE, Counterclaim-Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KENFORD COMPANY, INC., and The Dome Stadium, Inc., and Edward H. Cottrell, et al.,

Counterclaim-Defendants-Respondents.

Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, Fourth Department.

May 14, 1982

Jaeckle, Fleischmann & Mugel, Buffalo by John H. Stenger, Buffalo, for appellants and counterclaim-plaintiff-appellant. Olwine, Connelly, Chase, O'Donnell & Weyher, New York City and Hodgson, Russ, Andrews, Woods & Goodyear, by Victor T. Fuzak, Buffalo, for respondents and counterclaim-defendants-respondents.

Order affirmed with costs, for the reasons stated in the memorandum decision at Special Term, Denman, J. We add only that our holding that the County is bound by its contract is based upon a finding that there was no legal impediment to the execution or performance of the contract and not upon the doctrine of collateral estoppel.

All concur, MOULE, J., not participating. (Appeal from Order of Supreme Court, Erie County, DENMAN, J.--Breach of Contract.)