Legal Opinion
Lease v. New York Central Railroad
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 25, 1964PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMatthew J. Jasen, J.
Plaintiff moves for summary judgment in an action to recover the sum of $891.35, the alleged value of two suitcases and contents which were delivered by the plaintiff to the defendant and subsequently lost while in the defendant’s possession.
It appears that on September 20, 1963, plaintiff handed two bags to a “Red Cap”, an employee of defendant, at Grand Central Station in New York City. After learning from the plaintiff that she was going to Buffalo on Train No. 51, The Empire State Express, which runs daily between New York City and Cleveland, Ohio, the “Red Cap” tagged the bags and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hart v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Union Pacific Railroad v. BurkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- National Blouse Corp. v. FelsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1948
- National Blouse Corporation v. FelsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
- Northern Assurance Co. v. B. A. W. Trucking Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937
3Cited by2 opinions
- Silvers v. Pennsylvania RailroadNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1965
- Margolis v. Greyhound Eastern Greyhound LinesCivil Court of the City of New York · 1972