Blum v. Monahan
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment rendered in his favor in the Municipal Court, first district, borough of Manhattan.
1Opinion of the CourtFreedman, P. J.
This action was brought to recover the sum of $147.28 damages resulting from the loss of goods intrusted to the defendant as a common carrier for delivery to a customer of the plaintiff, the deféndant having failed to deliver the same, *180the goods being lost while in his custody. The liability of the defendant is admitted, the only issue being as to the amount.
The defendant contends that the goods were received under and in pursuance of a written contract limiting his liability. The contract referred to, and upon which the defendant relies to absolve him from -the payment of the value of the…
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- Westcott v. . FargoNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Lockwood v. Manhattan Storage & Warehouse Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
- Rhind v. StakeAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1899
- Lichtenstein v. JarvisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
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