White v. State
New York Court of Claims
Claim of Mary J. White, administratrix of John Watson, against the State of New York.
1Opinion of the CourtRodenbeck, J.
The claimant’s intestate was injured September 30, 1908, on a footbridge over the Oswego Canal at North Salina street in the city of Syracuse. The bridge spanning the canal at this place is a bascule bridge, and was hung up at the time of the accident. It was in process of construction, and during this period there was a footbridge on the east side of the bridge, elevated above the surface of the street, and approached by means of steps. The contract for the construction of the bridge required some adjustment of the existing footbridge to the new conditions. There was an iron railing on'the…
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