O'Rourke v. Bates
New York County Courts
'Appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, rendered in the justice’s court of the town of Hempstead, county of Nassau.
1Opinion of the CourtNiemahh, J.
The plaintiff employed the defendant on the 15th day of December, 1910, to move, with his horse and sleigh, plaintiff’s furniture from Lynbrook to Flushing, Long Island, at ah agreed compensation of ten dollars. Among the goods was a brass bed which was delivered to the defendant in perfect condition. Upon the arrival of the goods at Flushing it was discovered that a part of said bed had been broken off and lost in .transit. The defendant admitted that he had lost the missing part of the bed.
*415There are two kinds or classes of carriers, viz.: common carriers and private carriers. A common…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Stewart v. . StoneNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Collins v. . BennettNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Allen v. . SackriderNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
- Gill v. . McNameeNew York Court of Appeals · 1870
- Fein v. WeirAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
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