Edwards v. Ford
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from judgment on report of referee. Action by J. 8. Glen Edwards against defendants George M. Ford and others. From a judgment in favor of defendants, plaintiff appeals. Affirmed.
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Appeal from judgment on report of referee. Action by J. 8. Glen Edwards against defendants George M. Ford and others. From a judgment in favor of defendants, plaintiff appeals. Affirmed. This is a taxpayers’ action, brought in January, 1896, to compel the defendant Ford, a contractor, and the other defendants, commissioners of highways of the town of Glen, to restore to the town of Glen about §1,200, alleged to have been illegally paid to the defendant Ford by collusion of the other defendants, and also a small amount paid to defendant Yates. It was held by the referee that Ford and Yates,…
1Opinion of the CourtMerwin, J.
The sums in controversy here represent one-half the expense of putting into a good state of repair in September'or October, 1894, the walls of the north approach and abutment of a bridge across Mohawk river, between the towns of Glen and Mohawk, in the county of Montgomery. Prior to 1866 there was at this locality a toll bridge. By chapter 180 of the Laws of 1865, as amended by chapter 106 of the Laws of 1866, provision was made for the construction at that point of a free bridge, which should be a joint bridge between the two towns. Provision was made for receiving subscriptions, and, when…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People ex rel. Slater v. SmithNew York Supreme Court · 1894
- Matter of Freeholders of IrondequoitNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Cobb v. RamsdellNew York Supreme Court · 1891