Cohen v. Cohen-Hurwitz Trucking Corp.

Is a rack from which a large number of coats hang a package t The defendant, seeking to limit its liability for coats which were lost while in its possession as a common carrier, says that it is. I cannot agree.

*725The shipment was made in this manner: Plaintiffs, manufacturers of coats, delivered a large number of coats to the defendant to be transported by the latter to four separate stores. The coats were accepted from the shipper at the sidewalk. The coats, each on a separate hanger suspended from a rack, were transferred from the shipper’s racks to racks of the defendant which were then…