Case Name: Continental Leather Company, Respondent, v. Liverpool, Brazil & River Plate Steam Navigation Company, Ltd., Defendant, and Lamport & Holt, Ltd., Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1930-09
Citations: 230 A.D. 785
Docket Number: 
Parties: Continental Leather Company, Respondent, v. Liverpool, Brazil & River Plate Steam Navigation Company, Ltd., Defendant, and Lamport & Holt, Ltd., Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 230
Pages: 785–785

Head Matter:
Continental Leather Company, Respondent, v. Liverpool, Brazil & River Plate Steam Navigation Company, Ltd., Defendant, and Lamport & Holt, Ltd., Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment and order modifying judgment reversed upon the law and the facts and a new trial granted, costs to appellant to abide the event. Plaintiff sought to recover upon the theory of an express contract evidenced by a bill of lading, of which no proof was given. The court was not warranted in directing a verdict upon plaintiff's testimony as to the cause of the damage and the damage. Lazansky, P. J., Rich, Young and Carswell, JJ., concur; Hagarty, J., dissents.