Legal Opinion

Maas v. Cunard Steamship Co.

Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York

Decided January 15, 1897Published

Appeal by defendant from affirmance by the City Court, General Term, of a judgment in favor of plaintiff.

1Opinion of the CourtMoAdam, J.

The action is against the defendant, a foreign corporation organized and existing under the laws of Great Britain, having property and an office, for the regular transaction of,business in the city of' Mew York, to recover damages, for the nondelivery at the port of Mew York of certain baggage, intrusted to the care of its agents at Hamburg, Germany, for transportation as aforesaid. . . .

The trial and appeal in the court below having resulted fávorably to the plaintiff, the defendant contends that because the contract was made abroad, and the- plaintiff resided in the city ,of. . Brooklyn,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Flynn v. Central RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
  2. Perry v. Erie Transfer Co.New York Court of Common Pleas · 1892
  3. Flynn v. Central RailroadThe Superior Court of New York City · 1891
  4. Perry v. Erie Transfer Co.City of New York Municipal Court · 1892

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