Legal Opinion
Northern Assurance Co. v. Wolk
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided June 23, 1944PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShientag, J.
The litigation relates to the loss of three fur coats worth $1,600. They were shipped from New York by Kahn Bros, and Pinto, Inc., to defendants-appellants, hereinafter referred to as the defendant in Pittsburgh “ on consignment ”. Kahn shipped them to the defendant by the Railway Express on a fifty dollar valuation. The defendant returned them to Kahn in New York by the Railway Express, also on a fifty dollar valuation. The coats disappeared from the possession of the Railway Express and the plaintiff, who insured Kahn, paid the loss and brought this action as subrogee.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Matter of Tanenbaum Textile Co. v. SchlangerNew York Court of Appeals · 1942
- B. F. Sturtevant Co. v. Fireproof Film Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1915
- Miller v. . HarveyNew York Court of Appeals · 1917
- Grant Lumber Co. v. North River Ins. Co. of New YorkDistrict Court, D. Idaho · 1918
- In re ThomasDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1916
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Kassvan v. Thomas E. McElroy Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1950
- Graubart v. PosnerAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1947
- Northern Assurance Co. v. WolkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1945
- B. Ordover & Sons, Inc. v. KayMississippi Supreme Court · 1951
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