American Steamship Co. v. Bryan
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 3, of Philadelphia county : Of January Term 1877, No. 50. This action was brought by Walter H. Bryan against the American Steamship Company, to recover the value of certain personal effects alleged to have been stolen from his state-room while a passenger on one of the defendant’s vessels.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 3, of Philadelphia county : Of January Term 1877, No. 50. This action was brought by Walter H. Bryan against the American Steamship Company, to recover the value of certain personal effects alleged to have been stolen from his state-room while a passenger on one of the defendant’s vessels. At the trial before Lynd, J., these facts appeared: The plaintiff occupied, by himself, a state-room opening upon a passage-way or alcove, which, in turn, opened into the cabin. He had never had a key to his room, and it was customary, for purposes of ventilation, to…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sharswood
The learned judge below substantially affirmed the points made by the plaintiffs in error — that they were not responsible as common carriers or innkeepers, but that they must answer for negligence as other bailees for hire. To this ruling certainly the plaintiffs could take no just exception. He left the case to the jury, reserving the question whether there was any evidence of negligence. The jury found that there was negligence, and the court in banc — after the death of the learned judge before whom the cause had been tried — entered judgment upon the verdict.
Were there any facts in…
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