O'Gorman v. Kaplan

A jury was waived. There is little or no dispute in the evidence. The plaintiff was the owner of certain paintings. He was a British subject, coming to this country on business and td remain indefinitely. He brought or sent the paintings from England to the United States. They arrived and .the steamship company notified the consignee, which was the custom house brokerage firm of G. W. Sheldon & Co. While this firm was the consignee the papers gave the plaintiff’s name and New York address and showed that he was the ultimate consignee. Sheldon & Co. made repeated efforts to get the paintings,…