Legal Opinion
Milnor v. . N.Y. and N.H.R.R. Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided September 23, 1873PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] It is very clear, from the facts found by the court, that the plaintiff has a good cause of action for the loss of the baggage of his assignor, and the only question is whether he has sued the right party. We have been asked to place the decision in favor of the defendant, upon the ground that it is a Connecticut corporation, and that the courts in that State have decided that it had no power to contract for carrying passengers and baggage or freight beyond the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Quimby v. . VanderbiltNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
- Burnell v. . the New York Central R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Hood v. New York & New Haven RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1852
- Root v. . the Great Western R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Converse v. Norwich & New York Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1865
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Talcott v. . Wabash R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. StephensCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1914
- Jacobs v. Third Avenue RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
- Kessler v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Kessler v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadCommission of Appeals · 1875
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