New York Court of Appeals
Christina Splittorf, as Administratrix v. the State of New York, Respondent
January 17, 1888108 N.Y. 205
Summary
The Court affirmed the Board of Claims' dismissal of the claim for damages, holding that the state had assumed liability under the 1870 canal act, that it owed no duty to the public to keep the swing‑bridge in repair, and that the decedent was contributorily negligent. Accordingly, no recovery was permitted.