Conroy v. Barrett
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from a judgment entered in the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, fifth district, dismissing the plaintiff’s complaint in a trial before the court and a jury.
1Opinion of the CourtCohalan, J.
This action was brought by the plaintiff, as an assignee, to recover the sum of fifty-five dollars for the loss of a diamond ring.
It appears that on March 28, 1914, Alice J. Burns *248purchased a diamond ring in the store of Abraham & Strauss, in the borough of Brooklyn. She gave her address as Greenwich, Conn., Rural Delivery 26'. It was agreed between her and the salesman in the diamond department that the vendors would deliver the ring to her in Greenwich.
The ring was sealed in a small box, the same was securely wrapped, and after passing through several hands was delivered to the agent of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Schanz v. BramwellAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1913
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