Adams v. New Jersey Steamboat Co.
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal from trial term. Action by Harry 0. Adams against the New Jersey Steamboat Company. There was a judgment in favor of plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBischoff, J.
The most important point, in the case, and that towards which the argument of counsel upon this appeal has been principally directed, relates to the correctness of a rule with regard to proof, followed by the learned trial judge in his charge to the jury, and in his disposal of requests to charge and of a motion to dismiss the complaint. The rule referred to was, in effect, that the •defendant company was liable for the loss of plaintiff’s money to .an amount which might reasonably be carried for traveling expenses, retained by him in his designated stateroom, without proof of negligence upon…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Merrill v. . GrinnellNew York Court of Appeals · 1864
- Hollister v. NowlenNew York Supreme Court · 1838
- Lewis v. New York Sleeping Car Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1887
- Woodruff Sleeping & Parlor Coach Co. v. DiehlIndiana Supreme Court · 1882
- Pullman Palace Car Co. v. SmithIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
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- Demann v. Eighth Ave. R.New York Court of Common Pleas · 1894
- Friend v. JetterAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1897
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- Holt Bros. v. WolfAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1897