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N.Y. R.R. Law § 67 — Penalties for injuries to baggage

N.Y. R.R. Law § 67

Type
Statute
Source
New York Railroad Law
Jurisdiction
New York
Current through
Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)

§ 67. Penalties for injuries to baggage. Any person whose duty it is for or on behalf of the common carrier to handle, remove, or care for the baggage of passengers, who shall recklessly or wilfully injure or destroy any trunk, valise, box, bag, package or parcel, while loading, unloading,…

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N.Y. R.R. Law § 67 — Penalties for injuries to baggage is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

§ 67. Penalties for injuries to baggage. Any person whose duty it is for or on behalf of the common carrier to handle, remove, or care for the baggage of passengers, who shall recklessly or wilfully injure or destroy any trunk, valise, box, bag, package or parcel, while loading, unloading, transporting, delivering or storing the same, or any railroad corporation, which shall knowingly keep in its employment any such wilful or reckless person, or which shall permit any injury or destruction of such property, through failure to provide sufficient help and facilities for the handling thereof, shall pay to the party injured thereby the sum of fifty dollars, in addition to such damages.