Ayres v. Western R. Corp.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
[At law. Action by John B. Ayres against the Western Railroad Corporation for the value of goods destroyed by fire while stored in defendant’s warehouse. Judgment for plaintiff.]
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, District Judge.
The plaintiff seeks to recover the value of certain paper destroyed by fire in the freight depot of the defendant, while in course of- transportation from West Springfield, Massachusetts, to Cleveland, Ohio, and other points beyond the terminus of the defendant’s road. Upon the shipment of the goods, the defendant gave the shipper a receipt in the following terms: “Western Railroad Corporation, West Springfield, June 26th, 1861. Received of Southworth Mf’g Co., 10 cases paper, marked and numbered—4, J. B. Cobb & Co., Cleveland, Ohio—5, J. R. Dayton, Quincy, Ill.—1,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Blossom v. . DoddNew York Court of Appeals · 1870
- Condict v. Grand Trunk Railway CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Rawson v. . HollandNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- McDonald v. . Western Railroad CorporationNew York Court of Appeals · 1866
- Warhus v. . Bowery Savings BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Hathaway v. The Brantford CityDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1886
- Potter v. The MajesticDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1893
- Sayles v. New York, N. H. & H. R.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1897