Talcott v. Wabash Railroad
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, New York county. - Action by James Talcott against the Wabash Railroad Co. for the de-struction of baggage. From a judgment entered on a verdict directed by the court in plaintiff’s favor, and from an order denying its motion -for a new trial, defendant appeals'. Reversed.
1Opinion of the CourtVan Brunt, P. J.
This action was brought by the plaintiff to recover on his own behalf and as assignee of various parties damages for the loss in transit of alleged baggage alleged to have been accepted by the Wabash Western Railway Company, the predecessor of the defendant at Chicago, in April, 1889, for transportation to the city of New York. The Wabash Western Railway Company, in combination with the Grand Trunk Railway Company and the West Shore Railway Company, formed a. through line from Detroit to Chicago and New York, tickets being sold from Detroit or Chicago to New York, in which case there are…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Burnell v. . the New York Central R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Condict v. Grand Trunk Railway CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Stoneman v. . Erie Railway CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Cary v. Cleveland & Toledo Rail RoadNew York Supreme Court · 1859
- Burtis v. . the Buffalo and State Line Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
3Cited by3 opinions
- Trimble v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
- Talcott v. Wabash RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1895
- Talcott v. Wabash RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904