Condict v. Grand Trunk Railway Company
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, in favor of plaintiffs, entered upon an order dénying motion for a new trial and directing judgment on a verdict. This action was brought against defendant, as a common carrier, to recover the value of certain goods destroyed by fire in defendant’s depot at Sarnia.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, in favor of plaintiffs, entered upon an order dénying motion for a new trial and directing judgment on a verdict. This action was brought against defendant, as a common carrier, to recover the value of certain goods destroyed by fire in defendant’s depot at Sarnia. Defendant’s road runs from Fort Erie, Canada, opposite Buffalo, to Sarnia, and it was a common carrier of goods from Buffalo. The goods in question were delivered to defendant, at Buffalo, on the 7th ¡November, 1866. They left Buffalo…
1Opinion of the Court
Earl, C.
It is the duty of common carriers to transport property intrusted to them for carriage within a reasonable time, and they are responsible for damage caused by delays which are attributable to their fault or negligence. " ( Wibert v. The N. Y. & Erie R. R. Co., 12 N. Y., 245.) . That defendant could legally contract for carriage beyond the terminus of its road, is not disputed. (Quimby v. Vamderbilt, 17 N. Y., 306; Burtis v. The Buffalo & State-Line Railroad Co., 24 id., 269; Root v. The Great Western R. R. Co., 45 id., 524; Lamb v. Camden de Amboy R. R. & T. Co:, 46 id., 271.) In…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Lamb v. Camden & Amboy Railroad & Transportation Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Michaels v. New York Central RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1864
- Quimby v. . VanderbiltNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
- Bostwick v. . Baltimore and Ohio R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Read v. . SpauldingNew York Court of Appeals · 1864
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