New York Court of Appeals

Jennie v. Bunnell, Appellant, v. Isaac Stern, Respondents

December 2, 1890122 N.Y. 539

Summary

The Court of Appeals reversed the General Term and affirmed the district court judgment, holding that the store owners, as voluntary custodians for profit, owed a duty of ordinary care to the plaintiff's cloak left on their premises by implied invitation and breached that duty, making them liable for the loss.