Marrus v. New Haven Steamboat Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from a determination of the General Term of the City Court of the City of Rew York, affirming a .judgment:, rendered at Trial Term, dismissing the complaint.
1Opinion of the CourtLeventritt, J.
This is an action against a common carrier to recover for the misdelivery of goods.
On the 17th day of March, 1897, the plaintiff, a wholesale clothier, sold to one Adelman a bill of goods to be shipped to him to Rew Haven, Connecticut, and to be paid for on delivery. At the time of the transaction, Adelman received an invoice. On the. following day the goods were forwarded by the defendant company, consigned, however, by the plaintiff to himself, and packed in a case marked: “M. L. Marrus, Rew Haven, Connecticut.” On the twenty-second day of March, the defendant sent a bill of lading to the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Smith v. DinsmoreNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1880
- American Grocery Co. v. Staten Island Rapid Transit RailroadAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1898