Baldwin v. Collins

The plaintiff, who is a partner of the house of Taylor JBaldwin & Co., of Newark, being in New Orleans, had consigned to him a small box, shipped by his firm on board the ship Yazoo, belonging to the defendants. A bill of lading was given in the ordinary form, for one box of merchandise, freight one dollar, primage as customary. The box was never delivered, and he now sues the master and owners of the vessel for $1795 damages, alleging that the box contained valuable jewelry, &c. The defendants deny the plaintiff’s right to recover, because they aver that his partner or agent in New York,…