Legal Opinion
Lawes v. N. O. Transfer Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 10, 1929No. 11,491PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWesterfield, J.
Plaintiff sues the New Orleans Transfer Company, Inc., to recover the sum of $537.45, the value of a trunk and contents belonging to her, which, she alleges, was lost by the defendant.
The answer admits the loss of the trunk, but contends that defendant’s liability' is limited to $100, under an alleged contract between plaintiff and defendant for the transportation of her baggage.
There was judgment below for plaintiff as prayed for, and defendant has appealed.
Plaintiff was a passenger on a train of the Southern Railway Company, returning to New Orleans from Hendersonville, N. C. Just before…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Boston & Maine Railroad v. HookerSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Zimmer v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Madan v. . SherardNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Springer v. . WestcottNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Roberts v. RileySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1860
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Wilson v. Two SD, LLCLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
- Roppolo v. PickLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1941
- Phillips v. CohenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
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