Hofford v. New York Central & Hudson River Railroad
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 241, Oct. T., 1909, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1907, No. 4,980, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Mary A. Hofford v. New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company. Trespass to recover damages for the loss of a trunk and its contents. Before Magill,. P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 241, Oct. T., 1909, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1907, No. 4,980, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Mary A. Hofford v. New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company. Trespass to recover damages for the loss of a trunk and its contents. Before Magill,. P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The court charged in part as follows: [Under my view of the law of New York, gentlemen, I charge you that the relation of the parties in this case was that of bailor and bailee and that the duty which the defendant owed to the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
On the afternoon of August 2, 1907, the plaintiff, who was then temporarily stopping at the Imperial Hotel in New York city, sent her dress suit case and trunk to the Grand Central station of the defendant in that city. They were delivered to the defendant’s baggage agent, who gave separate receipts for each, and placed in the outgoing baggage room where trunks are ordinarily taken to be checked. No instructions were asked for by the defendant, nor any given by the plaintiff, either at the time the trunk and suit case were so delivered, or subsequently, as to their…
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