Milnor v. New York & New Haven Railroad
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal by plaintiff from a judgment entered upon the decision of a judge at trial term. The defendants, a railroad corporation created under the laws of the State of Connecticnt to operate a railroad between Hew Haven and the State line between Hew York and Connecticut, and by the laws of this State (Laws of 1846, chap. 195), authorized to extend their railroad into this State, were sued for the loss of baggage, occurring by fire at Sheffield, in the State of Massachusetts,…
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Appeal by plaintiff from a judgment entered upon the decision of a judge at trial term. The defendants, a railroad corporation created under the laws of the State of Connecticnt to operate a railroad between Hew Haven and the State line between Hew York and Connecticut, and by the laws of this State (Laws of 1846, chap. 195), authorized to extend their railroad into this State, were sued for the loss of baggage, occurring by fire at Sheffield, in the State of Massachusetts, by plaintiff, who had purchased the usual coupon tickets sold by them in Hew York City, for a passage from Hew York to…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.*—Robinson, J. [after stating the above facts].
—The statement of facts discloses that defendants operate a railroad between New York city and New Haven, which, at Bridgeport, connects with the Housatonic railroad, operated by the Housatonic Railroad Company between Bridgeport and Pittsfield, Massachusetts, passing through Sheffield ; that for the convenience of passengers and themselves, and by agree*357ment between the defendants and the Housatonic Company, the defendants sold through tickets from New York to Sheffield, at the rate of $3 60 per ticket, out of which they deducted $1…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Hood v. New York & New Haven RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1852
- Burroughs v. Norwich & Worcester RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
- Root v. . the Great Western R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Sprague v. SmithSupreme Court of Vermont · 1857
- Converse v. Norwich & New York Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1865
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- Jacobs v. Third Avenue RailroadAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1901