Hutchins v. . Pennsylvania R.R. Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered March 8, 1904, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict directed by the court and an order denying a motion for a new trial. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered March 8, 1904, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict directed by the court and an order denying a motion for a new trial. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The trial judge erred in directing a verdict for the plaintiff, because: The presumption of law was that the trunk was not opened while in the defendant’s custody; and that fact was positively proved. (Smith v. N. Y. C. R. R. Co., 43 Barb. 225;…
1Opinion of the CourtYann, J.
In May, 1900, the plaintiff applied to an agent of the defendant for through transportation from Brooklyn, New York, to Carlsbad, New Mexico, “ over the Pennsylvania Railroad.” The agent handed her what is called “ a continuous passage, through ticket,” and she paid him the price aslced therefor. At the same time the defendant gave her a check “ on that ticket ” for her trunk to Carlsbad, New Mexico, but when the trunk Avas delivered at that place the lock was broken and a portion of the contents Avas missing.
At the head of the ticket was printed in' someAvhat conspicuous type “ Pennsylvania…
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