Manda v. Wells, Fargo & Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from a judgment of the General Term of the City Court of New York, which affirmed a judgment at the Trial Term of the same court, directing a dismissal of the, complaint for want of jurisdiction to entertain the action. Action against a connecting carrier for the alleged' conversion of personal property. .
1Opinion of the CourtBischoff, J.
The plaintiff sued to recover for the alleged conversion of certain planta shipped by his agent from Lenox, Massachusetts, to Orange, New Jersey, via the defendant’s express line as connecting carrier. The contract of carriage" was entered into with, and the plants delivered to the Adams Express Company, as the initial carrier, at Lenox. From the latter place the plants were "forwarded to the city of New York, and there delivered to the defendant to be further forwarded to Orange. At Orange, the plants were tendered to the plaintiff who refused io receive them because the tender was, as…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Robinson v. Oceanic Steam Navigation Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1889
- The People v. . CookNew York Court of Appeals · 1853
- Gillet v. . RobertsNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Perry v. Erie Transfer Co.New York Court of Common Pleas · 1892
3Cited by1 opinion
- Chambers v. Feron & Ballou Co.New York Supreme Court · 1899