ST. LAWRENCE v. OGDENSBURG BRIDGE AND PORT AUTH.

No. 132.

13 N.Y.3d 204 (2009)

ST. LAWRENCE FACTORY STORES, Appellant, v. OGDENSBURG BRIDGE AND PORT AUTHORITY, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided October 20, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anderson & Buran PC, Burlington, Vermont (David C. Buran of counsel), for appellant.

Harter Secrest & Emery LLP, Rochester (A. Paul Britton of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge LIPPMAN and Judges CIPARICK, GRAFFEO, READ, PIGOTT and JONES concur.


OPINION OF THE COURT

SMITH, J.

In this breach of contract case, we hold that plaintiff is entitled to recover the expenses, if any, that it reasonably incurred in preparing to perform the contract.

Defendant agreed to sell, and plaintiff to buy, approximately 12 acres of land, on which plaintiff intended to build a shopping center. Supreme Court found that defendant breached the contract by failing...

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