MR. JUSTICE PITNEY delivered the opinion of the court.
This was an action brought by respondent against petitioner in the Supreme Court of New York to recover damages equivalent to the value of certain goods shipped in interstate commerce and lost in transit. Plaintiff had judgment in the trial court, which was affirmed by the Appellate Division for the First Department (164 App.
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