Rock Hill Sewerage Disposal Corp. v. Town of Thompson
| Court | New York Supreme Court Appellate Division |
| Writing for the Court | BRINK; GIBSON, P.J., and HERLIHY, AULISI and STALEY, JJ., concur with BRINK |
| Citation | 27 A.D.2d 626,276 N.Y.S.2d 188 |
| Parties | ROCK HILL SEWERAGE DISPOSAL CORPORATION, Respondent, v. TOWN OF THOMPSON, Appellant. |
| Decision Date | 30 December 1966 |
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TOWN OF THOMPSON, Appellant.
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Herman A. Machson, Emanuel Gellman, Monticello, for appellant.
Vander Voort, Cline & MacVean, Kenneth A. MacVean, Middletown, for respondent.
Before GIBSON, P.J. and HERLIHY, AULISI, BRINK and STALEY, JJ.
BRINK, Justice.
Appeal from an order denying a motion to dismiss a complaint made pursuant to CPLR 3211(a).
In 1960, a Special Sewage District was formed in the Town of Thompson in Sullivan County, New York. Shortly thereafter in the same year, a private sewage disposal corporation was formed, pursuant to the Transportation Corporations Law, to service an area of the town known as Lake Louise Marie, Rock Hill, Sullivan County. This is a summer housing development, but only a fraction of the area has actually been developed. On October 22nd, 1960, a resolution was passed by the Town Board, pursuant to § 451 and § 452 of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York, providing for an annual sewerage charge of $60. for each building plot in the foregoing area and consenting to the formation of the private Sewerage Disposal Corporation.
On June 15, 1965, following the receipt of the petition, the Town Board passed another resolution which stated that when the prior resolution fixing the annual sewerage charge of $60. was passed, it was the intention of the Board that said charge was sewer rent and might be charged and payable when and only if made with respect to building plots connected to and making use of sewerage facilities.
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The plaintiff contends in this action that the resolution of 1965 was unconstitutional in that it deprived the plaintiff of property without due process of law.
[27 A.D.2d 627] In the complaint, plaintiff seeks a declaratory judgment that the ordinance is unconstitutional; it also demands judgment that the action of the Town Board on June 15th be stricken from the records and books of the Town; that in the event the Court finds the action of the defendant to be lawful, a condemnation commission be appointed; that in such event, the Town be directed to pay plaintiff the fair value of plaintiff's property and assets together with revenue from its investment.
The defendant contends that plaintiff's action is barred by the Statute of Limitations under CPLR 217. This section was formerly included in...
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