Noel v. Westcott Express Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by plaintiff from so much of a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, fourth district, as limits his recovery to the sum of $100 with interest and costs, and grants him judgment for said sum only.
1Opinion of the CourtGuy, J.
On the morning* of November 16, 1914, the plaintiff, having in his possession a railroad ticket over the Erie railroad from Tuxedo to New York, went to the baggage department of the station at Tuxedo and asked the expressman to have his bag transferred to his house in New York city. The expressman told plaintiff that the transfer check would cost forty cents, and plaintiff paid that amount and got a receipt for it, the expressman taking possession of the bag. Plaintiff was not asked the value of the property, and he did not state it. He went to New York that morning over the Erie, but never…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- New York Ex Rel. Pennsylvania R. Co. v. KnightSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Robinson v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1911
- Robinson v. . the New York Central Hudson River Rd. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Meister v. WoolvertonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910
- Soviero v. Westcott Express Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1905
3Cited by1 opinion
- Lewis v. American Railway Express Co.City of New York Municipal Court · 1920