Railroad Co. v. Fraloff
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
This is a writ of error to a judgment rendered against the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, in an action by Olga de Maluta Fraloff to recover the value of certain articles of wearing-apparel alleged to have been taken from her trunk while she was a passenger upon the cars of the company, and while the trunk was in its charge for transportation as part of her baggage.
There was evidence before the jury tending to establish the following facts: —
The defendant in error, a subject of the Czar of Russia, possessing large wealth, and enjoying high social position among her own…
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