Legal Opinion
Carpenter v. . N.Y., N.H. H.R.R. Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 14, 1891PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Money necessary for the payment of the expense of a journey undertaken, which is carried in the trunk of a passenger is part of his baggage, and if lost while in the custody of a carrier for transportation it is liable. (Merrill v. Grinnell, 30 N.Y. 594; Fairfax v. N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co., 73 id. 167; 2 Red. R.R. 59.) But carries do not undertake to carry and safely deliver the effects of travelers not delivered into their custody, and it cannot be held that money…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Merrill v. . GrinnellNew York Court of Appeals · 1864
- Lewis v. New York Sleeping Car Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1887
3Cited by25 opinions
- Foulke v. New York Consolidated RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Goldstein v. . Pullman Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1917
- Adams v. . New Jersey Steamboat Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Holmes v. North German Lloyd Steamship Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1906
- Mills v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1916
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