Legal Opinion
Perkins v. Chautauqua Traction Co.
New York County Courts
Decided April 15, 1912Published
. Appeal by-plaintiff from a judgment rendered by a justice of the peace.
1Opinion of the CourtOttaway, J.
This is an appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment of no cause of action rendered by a justice of the. peace of the city of Jamestown, Chautauqua county.
The plaintiff sought to recover the value of a quantity .of brass and lead junk alleged to have been wrongfully withheld • from the plaintiff by the defendant.
The evidence disclosed that in April, 1911, the plaintiff had in his possession a quantity of brass and lead junk. This was stored in his house at Lakewood, R. Y. With the assistance of his Son his junk was enclosed in packages and taken to the defendant’s freight office at Lakewood for…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Kavanaugh v. . Commonwealth Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1905
- Western Transportation Co. v. . BarberNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Sedgwick v. MacyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
- Valentine v. Long Island RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905