Cohen v. Morris European & American Express Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The Morris European and American Express Company, Limited, from an order of the Appellate Term of the Supreme Court, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 28th day of November, 1911, affirming a' judgment of the City Court of the city of New York in favor of the plaintiff, and also affirming an order of said City Court denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, J.:
This is an appeal from a determination of the Appellate Term affirming a judgment of the City Court entered upon a verdict for plaintiff for $870, in an action to recover the value of certain furs undertaken to be forwarded by the defendant and not delivered, and an order denying a motion for a ne.w trial.
The plaintiff’s wife and daughter were in Italy in 1908, and sent for their furs, consisting, of two sealskin coats, two muffs and three stoles. They stored .these furs in a storage warehouse in Milan in June, 1909, and received a warehouse receipt therefor, written in Italian,…
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