New York Court of Common Pleas December 6, 1880 (Van Schaick v. Sigel)

Van Hoesen, J.

The search, which proved to be erroneous, was made by De Grove, an employe of the defendant, and its correctness was certified to by Lennox, the assistant deputy register. Ho question as to the liability of the defendant for the damages caused by the mistake exists, and the principal point mooted, is, do these facts make the defendant guilty of misconduct or neglect in office?