Edwards v. County of Onondaga

In this action for money damages, the moving defendant, County of Cayuga, seeks an order dismissing the complaint on the ground that it fails to state a cause of action.

The infant plaintiff while committed to the Cayuga County Jail claims that he was “ repeatedly threatened, assaulted and battered by other inmates ”. The complaint then details the various alleged assaults and charges “ That the aforesaid threats, assaults and batteries and robberies occurred and arose due to the negligence of the agents, servants or employees of the county of onondaga and the county of cayuga, in that said…