N.Y. Railroad Law § 67

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