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Uneeda Home Appliances v. Long Is. R.R

Supreme Court, Appellate Term, Second Department
Mar 9, 1966
49 Misc. 2d 953 (N.Y. App. Term 1966)

Opinion

March 9, 1966

Appeal from the Civil Court of the City of New York, County of Kings, FRANKLIN W. MORTON, JR., J.

George M. Onken and Donald E. Lampson for appellant.

Leon Brickman for respondent.


Plaintiff may not recover for damages to its goods in the absence of a showing that they were delivered to defendant carrier in a good condition ( Orunstein v. New York Cent. R.R. Co., 179 App. Div. 465). This burden is not met by a recital in the bill of lading that the goods were received in apparent good order ( Miller v. Hannibal St. Joseph R.R. Co., 90 N.Y. 430; Jean, Garrison Co. v. Flagg, 45 Misc. 421). In the interests of justice plaintiff should be afforded an opportunity to develop its proof on this aspect of the case.

The judgment should be unanimously reversed and a new trial ordered, with $30 costs to defendant to abide the event.

BROWN, McDONALD and SCHWARTZWALD, JJ., concur.

Judgment reversed, etc.


Summaries of

Uneeda Home Appliances v. Long Is. R.R

Supreme Court, Appellate Term, Second Department
Mar 9, 1966
49 Misc. 2d 953 (N.Y. App. Term 1966)
Case details for

Uneeda Home Appliances v. Long Is. R.R

Case Details

Full title:UNEEDA HOME APPLIANCES, INC., Respondent, v. LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD…

Court:Supreme Court, Appellate Term, Second Department

Date published: Mar 9, 1966

Citations

49 Misc. 2d 953 (N.Y. App. Term 1966)
268 N.Y.S.2d 731

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