Fay v. Steamer New World
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the superior court of the city of San Francisco. This was a proceeding under the Act to provide for the collection of demands against boats and vessels, passed April 10, 1850. The superior court gave judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, from which judgment this appeal was taken. The material facts are given in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Lyons, J.
The question presented in this case is, are the owners of the steamer New World liable, as common carriers, for three thousand dollars’ worth of gold dust, lost under the following circumstances? Plaintiffs, on the 28thday of September, a short time before the departure of tbe steamer from Sacramento city, delivered to the clerk thereof a package of gold dust, containing $3000, the property of plaintiffs, and $500 belonging to other parties, to be taken to San Francisco. The steamer is used for the transportation of* passengers and freight between the two cities named.…
2Cited by2 opinions
- Hicks v. ClaytonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
- Davis v. National Lumber Co.California Court of Appeal · 1913