Isdaner v. Central Railroad Co. of New Jersey
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 112, Oct. T., 1916, by plaintiffs, from judgment- of C. P. No. 1, Philadelphia. Co., Dec. T., 1913, No. 3010, for defendant n. o. v. in case of Max Isdaner and Oscar B. Schmidt, copartners trading as Isdaner & Schmidt, v. Central Railroad Co. of New Jersey. Trespass to recover the value of three pieces of silk alleged to have been lost in transit. Before Bregy, P. J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the facts.
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Appeal, No. 112, Oct. T., 1916, by plaintiffs, from judgment- of C. P. No. 1, Philadelphia. Co., Dec. T., 1913, No. 3010, for defendant n. o. v. in case of Max Isdaner and Oscar B. Schmidt, copartners trading as Isdaner & Schmidt, v. Central Railroad Co. of New Jersey. Trespass to recover the value of three pieces of silk alleged to have been lost in transit. Before Bregy, P. J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the facts. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiffs for $168.75.. Subsequently judgment was entered for defendant n. o. v. , Error assigned was in entering judgment for…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Williams, J.,
Plaintiffs sue to recover the value of three pieces of silk said to have been lost in transit by the defendant under the following circumstances. Twelve pieces were packed in a box for shipment by plaintiff’s consignor in the City of New York and delivered to their drayman between 11 and 12 o’clock in the morning of May 16, 1913. The box was delivered at defendant’s wharf between 1 and 2 o’clock in the afternoon of the same day. When delivered to the drayman it contained twelve pieces of silk and weighed about, 344 pounds. When weighed by defendant’s agent shortly after…
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