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Sweet v. . Barney

New York Court of Appeals

Decided June 5, 1861PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] That these defendants were common carriers can hardly be doubted. Persons whose business it is to receive packages of bullion, coin, bank notes, commercial paper, and such other articles of value as parties see fit to trust to their care for the purpose of transporting the same from one place to another for a compensation, are common carriers, and responsible as such for the safe delivery of property intrusted to them. (Russell v. Livingston, 19 Barb., 346;…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Russell v. LivingstonNew York Supreme Court · 1855
  2. Sherman v. WellsNew York Supreme Court · 1858

3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Oddie v. . the Nat. City Bank of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
  2. Pennsylvania R.R. Co. v. . TitusNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
  3. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Grayson County National BankTexas Supreme Court · 1906
  4. Christenson v. American Express Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1870
  5. Nelson v. Hudson River RailroadCommission of Appeals · 1872

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