Clapp v. Town of Ellington
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Chautauqua county. Action for damages for personal injuries, brought by William H. Clapp against the town of Ellington. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHaight, J.
On the 1st day of September, 1885, the plaintiff was passing over a highway bridge in the town of Ellington, riding upon a traction-engine propelled by steam-power, with tank attached; the two weighing 8,500 pounds. The bridge broke down, and the plaintiff was injured, and this action was brought to recover damages. Upon the trial evidence was given tending to show that one of the beams of the bridge had become rotten, that it had not been repaired, and that it was in consequence of the defective condition of trie bridge that the injury was occasioned. At the conclusion of the trial the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- McCormick v. Township of WashingtonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1886
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