Walsh v. . Mayor, Etc., of N.Y.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department; entered upon an order made May 20, 1886, which affirmed an interlocutory judgment herein entered upon an order overruling a demurrer to plaintiff’s ■complaint. (Reported below, 41 Hun, 299.) The pleadings are set forth in the opinion.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department; entered upon an order made May 20, 1886, which affirmed an interlocutory judgment herein entered upon an order overruling a demurrer to plaintiff’s ■complaint. (Reported below, 41 Hun, 299.) The pleadings are set forth in the opinion. The trustees of the Hew York and Brooklyn Bridge, not being the agents of the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the city of Hew York, the last named corporation is not the superior of the laborers in. the employment of the said trustees, and is not responsible for the…
1Opinion of the CourtEarl, J.
The following is a copy of the plaintiff’s complaint in the action:
“ That now, and at all times hereinafter mentioned, the •defendants were, and each of them was, a domestic municipal •corporation, duly, incorporated under the laws of this State, for the municipal government of the cities of Hew York and .Brooklyn, in this State, respectively.
That, on the 12th day' of May, 1883, said defendants were engaged in the construction' of a work known as the Hew York and Brooklyn Bridge, through their agents and •officers who were known as the trustees of the said Hew York and Brooklyn Bridge, which…
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- Ehrgott v. . Mayor, Etc., of City of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1884
- The People Ex Rel. Murphy v. . KellyNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Walsh v. Trustees of New York & Brooklyn BridgeNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
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