Eggleston v. Town of Chautauqua
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The Town of Chautauqua, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Chautauqua on the 28th day of October, 1902, upon the verdict of a jury for $4,500, and also from an order bearing date the 21st day of October, 1902, and entered in said clerk’s office, denying the defendant’s motion for a. new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Williams, J.:
The judgment and order should be affirmed, with costs.
The action was to recover damages for an injury upon a defective . bridge in the- town of Chautauqua.
*316No claim is made that the evidence was not sufficient to warrant a finding that the commissioner of highways was negligent and the plaintiff free from negligence, and that she was injured and suffered the amount of damages for which the verdict was rendered.
' The principal contentions relate to the statement presented to the supervisor of the town in behalf of the plaintiff under section 16 of the Highway Law of the State (Laws…
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