Silvers v. Pennsylvania Railroad

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Labrecque, J. A. D.

Plaintiffs appeal from the amount of a judgment entered in the Essex County District Court in their favor for loss of certain baggage entrusted to a red cap porter employed by defendant Penns3rlvania Railroad Company.

On January 5, 1961 plaintiffs arrived at the Pennsylvania Station, Hewark, en route to Florida. They had with them nine pieces of luggage which a red cap porter unloaded directly from the trunk of their car onto a cart. The red cap delivered a baggage ticket for each bag and the fees for the service were paid.

When the…