Smith v. Read
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment for $102.76, besides costs and extra costs, rendered in favor of the plaintiff by the- second district court of the city of New York.
1Opinion of the CourtLoew, J.
It appears, from the evidence, that the defendant is a boarding and lodging-house keeper, and that the plaintiff had been boarding and lodging with him for some time prior to the 20th day of March, 1873. ‘On the morning of that day, the plaintiff left his room as usual, and on his return in the afternoon he found that a dress coat, a seal skin *15cap and some articles of jewelry had been taken from it during his absence. He made inquiries of the defendant’s housekeeper as to what had become of the goods, and she informed him that they must have been stolen by a colored man whom she had employed…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hulett v. . SwiftNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
- Ingalsbee v. WoodNew York Supreme Court · 1862
- Jones v. MorrillNew York Supreme Court · 1864
- Buddenburg v. BennerNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1856
3Cited by3 opinions
- People v. DiamondNew York Supreme Court · 1901
- People v. HydeNew York Supreme Court · 1912
- Taylor v. DowneyMichigan Supreme Court · 1895