Eckstein v. Woolverton
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan, Fifth District. Action by Irving H. Eckstein against William W. Woolverton, as president of the New York Transfer Company. From a judgment of the Municipal Court in favor of defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMacLEAN, J.
In his action to recover for damage to and loss of contents of a valise while in the possession of the defendant, the plaintiff testified that he delivered same in good condition to the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company, at Providence, R. I., for transportation to New York, and received a baggage check therefor; that while on the train he handed said baggage check to an agent of the defendant, with direction to deliver said valise- at his residence, and paid the charge therefor; and that said valise was delivered at his residence in a damaged condition and certain of its…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Canfield v. . Baltimore and Ohio R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Berkowitz v. Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
- Myerson v. WoolvertonNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1894