Legal Opinion
Costello v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 20, 1924PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On the plaintiff's farm were a number of buildings containing a quantity of personal property. Because of the negligence of the defendant the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company they were burned. One of these buildings, a horse barn, was insured by the defendant the Hartford Insurance Company for the sum of $2,000. After the fire it paid this amount to the plaintiffs. This action was then begun to recover of the railroad company the damages caused by its act. The complaint alleged the negligent destruction of the buildings and their contents and the resulting loss amounting to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Pentz v. Receivers of the Ætna Fire InsuranceNew York Court of Chancery · 1842
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