Case Name: Harold Taft Franklin and Catherine Franklin, as Administrators, etc., of Donald LeRoy Franklin, Deceased, Respondents, v. The City of Norwich, Appellant, and The Board of Education of Union Free School District No. 1 of the Town and City of Norwich, New York, Defendant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1939-10-04
Citations: 258 A.D. 757
Docket Number: 
Parties: Harold Taft Franklin and Catherine Franklin, as Administrators, etc., of Donald LeRoy Franklin, Deceased, Respondents, v. The City of Norwich, Appellant, and The Board of Education of Union Free School District No. 1 of the Town and City of Norwich, New York, Defendant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 258
Pages: 757–757

Head Matter:
Harold Taft Franklin and Catherine Franklin, as Administrators, etc., of Donald LeRoy Franklin, Deceased, Respondents, v. The City of Norwich, Appellant, and The Board of Education of Union Free School District No. 1 of the Town and City of Norwich, New York, Defendant.

Opinion:
Defendant, City of Norwich, has appealed from an order of the Chenango Special Term of the Supreme Court denying its motion for judgment on the pleadings on the ground that the complaint fails to state a cause of action. The city's contention is that the complaint fails to allege a proper presentation of the claim, out of which the action arose, to the common council of the city as required by the provisions of the City Charter. While the complaint is not a model pleading the allegations thereof and the statements in the bill of particulars contain all the essential elements of a good cause of action in compliance with the provisions of the defendant's charter. Order unanimously affirmed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements. Present — Hill, P. J., Bliss, Heffeman, Sehenck and Foster, JJ.