Cramer v. Klein
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Esther Cramer, from an order of the Municipal Court of the city of Kew York setting aside the verdict of a jury in an action to recover for the loss of a scarf intrusted to the defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Woodward, J.:
The plaintiff delivered- an ermine scarf to the defendant to he cleaned, taking a” receipt therefor. When the plaintiff called for her scarf the defendant was unable to deliver the same, owing to the fact that it had been consumed in a ñre. The plaintiff brought her action to recover the value of the scarf, and upon the trial proved the delivery of the scarf and the failure of the defendant to return the same on demand. The defendant then took the stand, and over the objection and exception of the plaintiff, testified to the fact that a fire in her factory had destroyed its…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Stewart v. . StoneNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
3Cited by4 opinions
- Parlato v. ThomasAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1910
- Goldstein v. BlumbergAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1911
- Cramer v. KleinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1909
- Graber v. RubinCity of New York Municipal Court · 1920