Walsh v. City of Albany
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant,. The City of'Albany, from a judgment of the County Court of Albany county, in favor of the plain tiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Albany on the -11th day of March, 1898, affirming a judgment of the City Court of Albany, with notice of an intention to bring up for review upon such appeal an order- of the County Court of Albany county, entered in said clerk’s office on .the 11th day of March, 1898, affirming the judgment of…
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Appeal by the defendant,. The City of'Albany, from a judgment of the County Court of Albany county, in favor of the plain tiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Albany on the -11th day of March, 1898, affirming a judgment of the City Court of Albany, with notice of an intention to bring up for review upon such appeal an order- of the County Court of Albany county, entered in said clerk’s office on .the 11th day of March, 1898, affirming the judgment of said City Court of Albany.
1Opinion of the Court
Merwin, J.:
The plaintiff has recovered for services as bridgetender at a lift or hoist bridge across the Erie canal at North Ferry street, in the city of Albany, from April 22, 1897, to and including the 31st of July,' 1897, at the rate of two dollars and twenty-five cents per day. This bridge was constructed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 400 of the Laws of 1888. The act provides that the bridge shall, on completion, “ be operated under the direction of the Superintendent of Public Works, but at the expense of the city of Albany.”
The plaintiff. presented his claim • to the common…
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