Chapin Owen Co. v. Newman

The action was brought by the plaintiff, a shipper, to recover the sum of $765.56, being the value of certain merchandise delivered to the defendant carrier which the carrier failed to deliver to the consignee and which it is alleged was converted by the carrier.

The defendant carrier then served a summons and complaint as a third-party plaintiff on the two third-party defendants. The third-party complaint sets forth two causes of action against the third-party defendant, Louis A. Gardner, and a third cause of action against the third-party defendant, The Travelers Fire Insurance Company. The…