Guillaume v. . General Transportation Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the fourth judicial department, entered upon an order made the second Tuesday of June, 1883, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff, entered upon the report of a referee.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the fourth judicial department, entered upon an order made the second Tuesday of June, 1883, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff, entered upon the report of a referee. This action was brought to recover of defendant, a common carrier, running a line of steamers from Havre, France, to the city of New York, for alleged negligence resulting in the loss of a bag of gold delivered to it for transportation. The following facts appeared: Felix Stenfort, of Gourin, in the department of Morbihan, in France, on the 15th of…
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
This action is founded upon the negligence of the defendant as a common carrier in failing to deliver to the plaintiff a bag of gold which was shipped at Havre on a vessel of the defendant, in which it was transported to Hew York.
The first question that arises relates to the contract made in reference to the transportation of the bag of gold, and the right of the plaintiff to recover depends very greatly, if not entirely, upon its terms and conditions.
The preliminary negotiations were with one Stenfort, who resided at Grourin, in France, and were conducted by a correspondence with the…
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