Schutte v. Weir
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the plaintiffs from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of New York, first district, borough of Manhattan, in favor of the plaintiffs.
1Opinion of the CourtGreenbaum, J.
This action was brought to recover the sum of $430 damages for the loss of a bale of silk, delivered to the defendant on March 15, 1907, for transportation from the borough of Manhattan, city of New York, to O. G. Hanks, Willimantic, Conn. Judgment was rendered for fifty dollars in favor of plaintiffs, the appellants.
The delivery to the defendant, a common carrier, of the bale of silk as above set forth, its loss and its value in excess of fifty dollars are admitted.
The only question upon this appeal is whether the defendant’s liability was limited to fifty dollars by reason of the following…
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