Sherman v. Inman Steamship Co.
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, entered upon the verdict of a jury, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial made upon the minutes of. the justice before whom the action was tried.
1Opinion of the Court
Daniels, J.:
The recovery in this action was for the value of a large quantity of • fresh beef, and also a quantity of mutton, placed upon the defendant’s steamer, the City of Brussels, at ■ the city of New York, on or about the 21st day of April, 1877, to be carried for the plaintiffs and delivered at .the city of Liverpool in England. The steamer.left New York on the 21st day of April, 1877, and on the twenty-third of the same month, when_she had proceeded for the *109distance of about 490 miles upon her voyage, she broke her propeller shaft, and thereby became disabled from pursuing it by means…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Elwood v. . the Western Union Telegraph Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Lamb v. Camden & Amboy Railroad & Transportation Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Mynard v. Syracuse, Binghamton & New York RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Guiterman v. Liverpool, New York & Philadelphia Steamship Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Wyckoff v. . Queens County Ferry Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1873
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