Hoffman v. Mayor of Wilmington

Citations

• 27 Del. 486
• 4 Boyce 486
• 90 A. 41
• 1914 Del. LEXIS 60

Syllabus

<p>1. Constitutional Law—Judicial Functions—Wisdom of Statute.</p> <p>The court cannot consider the wisdom or policy of a statute.</p> <p>2. Municipal Corporations—Sidewalks—Obstructions—Statutes— “Agents of the City”.</p> <p>Plumbers, who have a license to excavate a street, and thereby cause an obstruction whereby a pedestrian is injured, were not the “agents of the city,” within 18 Del. Laws, c. 663, providing that cities are liable for injuries due to defective condition of the footways only when caused by the city or its authorized agents.</p>