Falkenberg v. Erie Railroad
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in the first district, Municipal Court, borough of Manhattan.
1Opinion of the CourtFreedman, P. J.
The plaintiff in this action ordered some paper boxes of the firm of Geo. Kemmet & Co., to be shipped from Jersey City to Spring Valley, H. J., the place of business of plaintiff. The goods were loaded" into a car belonging to the defendant, taken over its road, and upon their arrival at Spring Valley, the freight was paid by the plaintiff. Upon opening the car, it was found that it was wet, water was dripping into the car from the roof, and the boxes were damaged to such an extent as to be practically worthless.
■ The value of the goods was conceded to be the amount for which the plaintiff…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Titus v. . Glens Falls Insurance CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Goodwin v. Massachusetts Mutual Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Sergent v. Liverpool & London & Globe InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- Jennings v. Grand Trunk Railway Co.New York Supreme Court · 1889
3Cited by4 opinions
- Klair v. Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington RailroadSuperior Court of Delaware · 1910
- Isham v. Erie RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906
- Lynch v. New York Central & Hudson River Railroad, New York County Courts1915
- Frankfurt v. WeirAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1903