Smith v. Robinson Bros. Lumber Co.
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Erie county. Action by Edward Smith against the Robinson Bros. Lumber Company. ^ From a judgment in favor of defendant, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, made on the minutes of the court, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
This action was brought by the plaintiff, as assignee of a claim for transporting a cargo of lumber from Ontonagon, Mich., to Tonawanda, N. Y. It was alleged in the complaint that the assignor, the Davidson Transportation Company, of Hampton, Mich., was the owner of the schooner Harold and other vessels, was engaged in the business of transporting lumber and other property between different ports and places upon the Great Lakes for hire; that the company received on board the Harold a cargo of lumber, owned and shipped by the defendant from Ontonagon to Tonawanda, aforesaid; that the company…
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