Eddy v. Village of Ellicottville
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from trial term, Cattaraugus county. Action by Margaret Eddy, as administratrix of the estate of William C. Eddy, deceased, against the village of Ellicottville. From a judgment dismissing her complaint, on the opening of the case to the jury by her counsel, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.
The facts of this case, succinctly stated, are as follows, viz.:
The defendant is a municipal corporation, created under the provisions of the general act of 1870 relative to the incorporation of villages (chapter 291) and the acts amendatory thereof. In virtue of the authority and power conferred upon it by the provisions of that act, it is alleged, and not denied, that “the defendant kept, maintained, possessed, and controlled a village lockup, situate on the public square in said village of Ellicottville, in which the defendant and its police officers regularly confined, and caused and:…
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