Legal Opinion
Cragin v. . N.Y.C.R.R. Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided September 5, 1872PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The rule of the common law makes a common carrier responsible for the safe carriage and delivery of property intrusted to his care, unless he be prevented by the act of God or of the public enemy. But this rule is not applied in its full extent to the carriage of live stock. (Angell on Car., § 214; Clark v. TheRochester and Syracuse R.R. Co., 14 N.Y., 570; Bissell v. NewYork Central R.R. Co., 25 id., 442; Smith v. New Haven andNorthampton R.R. Co., 12 Allen, 531.) In the transportion of such stock, in the absence of negligence, the carrier is relieved from responsibility for such injuries as…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Clarke v. . the Rochester and Syracuse Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1856
- French v. Buffalo, New York & Erie RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1868
- Walsh v. KellyNew York Supreme Court · 1864
- Keeney v. Grand Trunk Railway Co.New York Supreme Court · 1870
3Cited by10 opinions
- F. A. Straus & Co. v. Canadian Pacific Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Mynard v. Syracuse, Binghamton & New York RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Benton v. Safe Deposit BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Forepaugh v. Del. R., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1889
- Holsapple v. Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburgh RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
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