New York Court of Appeals
Conrad v. . the Trustees of the Village of Ithaca.
September 5, 185716 N.Y. 158
Summary
The Court affirmed the Supreme Court's judgment, holding that the Trustees of the Village of Ithaca acted as agents of the municipal corporation in their capacity as commissioners of highways, making the corporation liable for their negligent bridge construction, and ordered the nonsuit set aside with a new trial granted.