Legal Opinion
Northern Assurance Co. v. B. A. W. Trucking Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 29, 1937PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCallahan, J.
The question involved on this appeal is whether plaintiff’s damages were properly limited to $450.
Plaintiff sued as assignee of two corporations: (1) The National Blouse Corporation of New York city (hereafter referred to as the blouse company) and (2) the New Era Dress Company, Troy, N. Y. (hereafter referred to as the dress company).
The claim involved a loss sustained when certain merchandise shipped by the blouse company to the dress company was destroyed by fire. The value of the merchandise was $4,203.68.
The contract with respect to the shipment of this merchandise was made orally…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Jennings v. Grand Trunk RailwayNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Rogers v. . Atlantic, Gulf Pacific Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1915
- Shelton v. . Merchants' Dispatch Trans. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1874
3Cited by4 opinions
- Koreska v. United Cargo Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1965
- Corporacion De Mercadeo Agricola v. Mellon Bank InternationalDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1978
- Lease v. New York Central RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1964
- Sol Tammy Co. v. CohenCity of New York Municipal Court · 1962