The Mayor, &C. of the City of Albany, Plaintiffs in Error, vs. Simon Cunliff, Defendant in Error

Summary

The Court reversed the judgment, holding that the City of Albany corporation was not liable for the plaintiff's injuries caused by the collapse of a bridge it had constructed because no statutory duty was imposed on it to build or maintain the bridge. The Court reasoned that liability for negligence in public works requires a legally imposed duty, which was absent here.