Town of Nichols v. County of Tioga

The petitioner asks for a peremptory order of' mandamus against respondents directing that a destroyed bridge in the town of Nichols be reconstructed under the direction of the county superintendent of highways, and paid by the county of Tioga. The bridge in question was located upon an improved macadamized highway in the town of Nichols, said highway having been improved under section 320-a of the Highway Law (added by Laws of 1914, chap. 61, as amd.) and being known as a town and comity highway. The bridge was an iron structure 110 feet in length, spanning the Wapasenning creek, and was…