Graves v. Hartford & New York Steamboat Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action on the case against the defendants as common'carriers, for the loss of twelve bales of cotton; tried in the Superior Court (Pardee, J.) to the jury, who returned a verdict for the defendants. The plaintiffs moved for a new trial for errors in the charge. The ease is fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtSeymour, J.
This is an action against the defendants as common' carriers of merchandise by steamboat between Hartford and New York, for the loss of twelve bales of cotton. The case was tried to the jury who returned a verdict for the defendants, and the plaintiffs ask for a new trial on the ground that the jury were misdirected. The facts as detailed in the motion are in substance as follows:
On the 19th of September, 1867, the plaintiffs delivered to the defendants in New York twelve bales of cotton to be conveyed to their agent in Hartford. The defendants gave an informal bill of lading or receipt as…
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