Rogers v. Fargo
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by plaintiff from a judgment rendered in favor of defendant in the Municipal Court of the city of Few York, twelfth district, borough of Manhattan.
1Opinion of the CourtLeventritt, J.
The plaintiff sued for the damages resulting from the nondelivery, within a reasonable time, of a dress intrusted to the American Express Company. On July 21, 1904, a package containing the dress was delivered to the express company marked as follows: “ Miss May Rogers, c/o Mr. H. B. Wilson, Island Royal, St. Lawrence River, Jefferson County, N. Y. From Mrs. Rogers 14 West 72nd Street.”
Island Royal is a private island eight or more miles from Clayton, and one or two miles from Alexandria Bay. The American Express Company’s lines run to both of these points, but there is no local express…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Tarbell v. . Royal Exchange Shipping Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1888
- G. S. Roth Clothing Co. v. Maine Steamship Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1904
- King v. New Brunswick, Amboy & New York Steamboat Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1901