Krender v. Woolcott
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal by defendants from a judgment of the Marine Court. This action was brought against the defendants as common carriers, to recover for the loss of twenty-three boxes of Hock wine. The defendants constitute the Union Transportation Company; they received the goods in question at New York, to transport to St. Louis, Mo., and gave the following bill of lading for them: 1853. Union Transportation Co. By Erie Canal.
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Appeal by defendants from a judgment of the Marine Court. This action was brought against the defendants as common carriers, to recover for the loss of twenty-three boxes of Hock wine. The defendants constitute the Union Transportation Company; they received the goods in question at New York, to transport to St. Louis, Mo., and gave the following bill of lading for them: 1853. Union Transportation Co. By Erie Canal. Mark Packages U. T. Co., and ship by Swift-sure Towboats, foot of Broad street. Proprietors. H. H. Woolcott & Co., N. York. B. A. Boot & Co., Albany. Davis & Sutton, Buffalo. A.…
1Opinion of the Court
Daly, J. —
The firm of W. & 33. Lange imported twenty-three cases of wine. They were taken from the vessel in which they arrived from Europe, and were put on board one of the towboats of the Swiftsure Line. When the cases were delivered on board the towboat, an order upon the inspector of the vessel in which they were imported, in these words:
“ Sir — You will please send No. 44, one ease, to W. B. Lange, ‘C. W. L.,’ pier 1 N. R., No. 44 to 68, 65 to 67, twenty-three cases, to the Swiftsure towboat, foot of Broad street, and hand the receipt to W. & B. LaNGE :
was handed to the receiving clerk…
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