City of New York Municipal Court March 3, 1925 (Gruenwald v. American Railway Express Co.)

Genung, J.

Thé plaintiff claims the sum of $700, being the amount of damage to an oil painting while in transportation from New York to St. Louis, the complaint alleging that the damages occurred “ by reason of the negligence and carelessness of the defendant, its servants, agents, or employees.”

The answer, besides a denial, pleads a special contract in writing.