Albert v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The City of New York, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 20th day of March, 1902, upon the verdict of a jury for $3,000, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on .the 24th day of March, 1902, denying said defendant’s motion for a new trial ■ made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Hatch, J.:
By this action damages are sought to be recovered against the city of Hew York and one Gildersleeve, a contractor, for negligence resulting in. the death of plaintiff’s intestate. Upon the trial the complaint was dismissed as to- the contractor, and as no appeal was taken from that determination by the plaintiff, its correctness cannot be questioned upon this appeal.
By virtue of the provisions of chapter 320 of the Laws of 1887 authority is conferred upon the city of Hew York to select, locate and lay out public parks south of One Hundred and Fifty-fifth street, and by the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Beck v. . CarterNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Hartfield v. RoperNew York Supreme Court · 1839
- Walsh v. Fitchburg RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- McAlpin v. . PowellNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Whalen v. . Citizens' Gas Light Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1896
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- Middleton v. ReutlerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910
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