Hiddink v. Woolverton

This is an action for damages brought against the defendant for the loss of a trunk, the check for which was given to defendant’s agent aboard a railroad train in Jersey City, for delivery to a hotel in the city of Hew York. The plaintiff sued to recover the full value of the trunk, and upon the trial a verdict was directed subject to the opinion of the court, under section 1185 of the Code of Civil Procedure, for $1,080. The court permitted the jury to fix the value of the property and then directed the verdict. The defendant concedes the delivery of the trunk for transportation and its…