White v. State
New York Court of Claims
The claimant’s intestate was injured September 30, 1908, on a foot-bridge over the Erie canal at North Salina street in the city of Syracuse. The bridge spanning the canal was of a bascule pattern and was hung up at the time of the accident, being in process of construction. There was a footbridge on the east side elevated above the surface of the street approached by means of steps from the sidewalk and provided with an iron guard-rail.
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The claimant’s intestate was injured September 30, 1908, on a foot-bridge over the Erie canal at North Salina street in the city of Syracuse. The bridge spanning the canal was of a bascule pattern and was hung up at the time of the accident, being in process of construction. There was a footbridge on the east side elevated above the surface of the street approached by means of steps from the sidewalk and provided with an iron guard-rail. This railing, however, was not continued down the north steps but in place thereof there was a plank two inches by eight inches run along the edge of the…
1Opinion of the CourtEodehbeck, J.
The claimant’s intestate was injured September 30, 1908, on a foot-bridge 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 foot-bridge 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 foot-bridge to the new conditions. There was an iron railing on…
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