Wrought Iron Bridge Co. v. Town of Attica
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme ■Court in the fifth judicial department, entered upon an order made the first Tuesday of October, 1888, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict, and affirmed an order denying a motion for a new trial. The nature of the action and the facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion. The act in question is a private and local bill.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme ■Court in the fifth judicial department, entered upon an order made the first Tuesday of October, 1888, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict, and affirmed an order denying a motion for a new trial. The nature of the action and the facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion. The act in question is a private and local bill. (Johnson v. Spicer, 107 N. Y. 185, 201-204; People v. O'Brien, 38 id. 193 ; People v. Supervisors, 43 id. 10 ; In re N. Y. E. R. R. Co., 70 id. 327; People v. McCann, 16 id. 58;…
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
This action was brought by the plaintiff to recover of the defendant the sum of $4,064.61 and interest, the cost of constructing an iron bridge across Tonawanda creek in one of the public highways of the village and town of Attica.
In July, 1884, a special meeting of the town board, composed of the supervisor, town clerk and justice of the peace of said town, was called and held for the purpose of examining and inspecting the bridge leading over the creek in the highway called Main street in the village of Attica, and determining the question of the sufficiency and safety of the same for…
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