Gilligan v. Town of Waterford
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from Saratoga county court. Action by Edward Gilligan against the town of Waterford to recover money alleged to be due plaintiff for services rendered by plaintiff as bridge tender. From a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of defendant, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, made on the minutes, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMayham, P. J.
On the 11th of July, 1889, the plaintiff was employed or appointed by the superintendent of public works of the state as bridge tender, to operate a hoist or lift bridge across the ■Champlain Canal, where it intersects and crosses Broad street, in the town of Waterford. He served in that capacity from the 20th of July, 1889, to the 1st of December of that year,—a period of 1,596 hours. This hoist or lift bridge was constructed by the state under the direction of the superintendent of public works, pursuant to chapter 320 of the Laws of 1888.
Section 1 of that act provides as follows:
“The…
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