Charles Schlesinger & Sons v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan, Second District. Action by Charles Schlesinger & Sons against the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company. From a judgment of the New York City Municipal Court in favor of defendant, plaintiff- appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBlanchard, J.
This action is brought by plaintiff, consignor of certain merchandise, against the company, who accepted the merchandise, and agreed to deliver it to “Franzislca Muller, New Rochelle Casino, New Rochelle, New York,” for a breach of a contract of shipment. The only question at issue on the trial was whether the merchandise had been delivered. There was no delivery to Franzislca Muller, the consignee, although there was delivery to a bartender in the employ *373of one Strassner, who was in charge of the casino, who paid the charges upon the receipt of the goods. It appears that the goods, upon…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Laverty v. . SnethenNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Furman v. . Union Pacific R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Viner v. New York, Alexandria, Georgetown & Washington Steamship Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1872
3Cited by1 opinion
- Hassam v. PlattAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914