New York Court of Appeals
Nellie C. Gibney, as Administratrix v. the State of New York, Appellant
January 17, 1893137 N.Y. 1
Summary
The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the Board of Claims award, holding that the State's negligence in leaving an unguarded opening in a bridge was the proximate cause of both the infant's and the father's deaths, and that the parents were not contributory negligent.