Sargent v. Gilford
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Case, for loss suffered in consequence of injuries to the plaintiff’s wife caused by a defective highway. In an action by the wife for her injuries, she was allowed, on petition, to file a statement of her claim under Gen. Laws, c. 75, s. 9. The defendants moved to dismiss the action because the plaintiff has not filed a statement of his claim.
1Opinion of the CourtChase, J.
The state provides public roads in part by making special appropriations for particular highways (see joint resolutions making such appropriations passed at each session of the legislature), in part directly by its own officers (Laws 1887, c. 97), and generally through the agency of counties and towns (G. L., title 9). In the performance of this duty, towns are instruments of the state, — mere pieces of governmental machinery. One object of their creation was to enable the state to perform tliis duty more conveniently, thoroughly, and economically through their instrumentality. The duty is a…
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