Bernstein v. Weir
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs for $153.13 damages, besides costs rendered in the Municipal Court, fifth district, borough of Manhattan.
1Opinion of the CourtFreedman, P. J.
The plaintiffs, at their place of business, delivered to the Adams Express Company a package of silk to be forwarded to a firm in Philadelphia. The express company did not deliver the goods, nor is it able to account for them, although it made due effort to locate them. The plaintiffs had judgment for the full amount claimed, notwithstanding the limitation of liability specified in the receipt given, and from that judgment this appeal is taken.
There are two distinct lines of decisions in this State relating to the legal effect which may be given to a receipt issued by a common carrier for…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Magnin v. . DinsmoreNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Magnin v. . DinsmoreNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Belger v. . DinsmoreNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Magnin v. . DinsmoreNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Steers v. Liverpool, New York & Philadelphia Steamship Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1874
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- Addoms v. WeirAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1907
- Baum v. Long Island RailroadCity of New York Municipal Court · 1908
- Colvin v. FargoAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1905
- Howard v. Handler Bros. & Winell, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1951
- Hirsch v. New York Dispatch & Delivery Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1903
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