Mayor of New York v. Workman
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. This was a libel by Robert W. Workman against the mayor, aldermen, and commonalty of the city of New York, the fire department of that city, and James A. Gallagher, for damages caused by a collision. The district court rendered a decree for the libelant against the mayor, etc., and Gallagher. 63 Fed. 298. Respondents appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge.
The evidence in the record adequately supports the conclusion of the court below that the injuries caused to the libelant’s vessel by the impact of the fire boat were caused by the negligent management of the fire boat while the latter was trying to reach a convenient location to play upon a burning building near the pier at which the libelant’s vessel was moored. The case, then, presents the legal question whether the municipal corporation, the mayor, etc., of the city of New York, is responsible for the negligence of the members of its fire department, committed while…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Maxmilian v. . MayorNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
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- Brinkmeyer v. City of EvansvilleIndiana Supreme Court · 1867
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