Bullard v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad

Citations

• 21 Pa. Super. 583
• 1902 Pa. Super. LEXIS 413

Syllabus

<p>Railroads — Carriers—Personal apparel — Act of April 11,1867, P. L. 69.</p> <p>The liability of a carrier for a passenger’s baggage, which has been entrusted to its care, is that of an insurer, the price paid for the ticket, or for transportation, embracing compensation for the carriage of the baggage, and is limited to such articles as are necessary for the comfort of the passenger, and for all in addition to this class, the carrier is not an insurer, but a bailee, and cannot be compelled to carry them unless an additional compensation is paid.</p> <p>Where a passenger carries with her own personal clothing, an embroidered table centerpiece of her own, and a dress belonging to her mother, and the baggage is lost, she cannot recover from the carrier for the loss of the centerpiece, or the dress belonging to her mother.</p>