New York Court of Appeals, 1978

County of Nassau v. South Farmingdale Water District

County of Nassau v. South Farmingdale Water District
New York Court of Appeals · Decided December 21, 1978
46 N.Y.2d 794; 386 N.E.2d 832; 413 N.Y.S.2d 921; 1978 N.Y. LEXIS 2475

County of Nassau v. South Farmingdale Water District

Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Order affirmed, with costs, on the opinion by Mr. Justice Joseph A. Suozzi at the Appellate Division (62 AD2d 380), recognizing, as a caveat, however, that the demarcation between governmental or proprietary interests in property owned or operated by government or its subdivisions no longer is as clear as it was in the past.

Concur: Chief Judge Breitel and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Cooke.

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