Eck v. N. V. Nederlandsch Amerikaansche Stoomvaart Maatschappij

Opinion

In July, 1938, plaintiff, a Jewish resident of Vienna, purchased, at defendant’s office in that city, “ provided room is available ”, four cabin class tickets for himself, wife and two daughters on steamer Nieuw Amsterdam “ for departure on summer season ” from Rotterdam or Boulogne-sur-Mer to New York. Although it is stated in the anweisung (so-called receipt or ticket) that the amount paid was $1,728 the payment was actually made in reichsmarks. He subsequently paid 603 marks for shipboard expenses. Plaintiff testified that at the time of purchase defendant’s director told him the…