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SAMELSON v. HARPER'S FURS, INC.

144 Conn. 368 (1957)

DAVID C. SAMELSON, ADMINISTRATOR (ESTATE OF BESSIE S. SAMELSON) v. HARPER'S FURS, INC.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided May 9, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel H. Cotter, with whom was John J. Cotter, for the appellant (plaintiff).

John C. Flanagan, for the appellee (defendant).

BALDWIN, O'SULLIVAN, WYNNE, DALY and KING, JS.

O'SULLIVAN, C. J.

The plaintiff brought this action to hold the defendant liable as bailee for the loss of a valuable mink jacket owned by the plaintiff's decedent during her lifetime. The amended complaint is in two counts, the first sounding in contract and the second in negligence. The court found for the defendant on the latter and for the plaintiff on the former. Although the jacket was reasonably worth more than $2100, damages were assessed at but $100, and...

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