Helen M. Dunham, as Administratrix of the Estate of Charles L. Dunham, Deceased, Appellant v. Village of Canisteo…

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division, holding that the Village of Canisteo and its police chief owed a duty of ordinary care to the decedent, were negligent in failing to obtain medical assistance, and that such negligence was a competent producing cause of his death, warranting a new trial.