Irving v. Pullman Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan, Second District. Action by Richard A. Irving against the Pullman Company. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff, defendant appeals. Affirmed.
1Per curiam
The plaintiff was a passenger on defendant’s sleeping car. He gave his umbrella to the porter, who alone was in charge of the car, to take to his berth, and then went to bed. The next morning he could not find the umbrella. No explanation of its loss has been furnished by defendant. Apparently the plaintiff did not see the umbrella after giving it to the porter to be carried to his berth. The justice gave judgment for plaintiff for $5 damages and $2 costs. Under the undisputed evidence of plaintiff, we will not interfere with the conclusion of the court below, as the negligence of defendant…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Carpenter v. . N.Y., N.H. H.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Williams v. WebbAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1899
3Cited by2 opinions
- Sherman v. Pullman Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1913
- Van Dike v. Pullman Co.City of New York Municipal Court · 1932