Legal Opinion
Holmes v. . R. R.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided September 19, 1923PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Civil action to recover for the loss of one bale of cotton and for delay in delivering nine others.
Upon denial of liability, and issues joined, the jury returned the following verdict:
"1. Did the defendant, the East Carolina Railway, receive from the plaintiff ten bales of cotton referred to in the complaint and contract to carry the same from Macclesfield, N.C. to the consignee in Norfolk, Va., on a through bill of lading as alleged? Answer: `Yes.'
"2. Did the defendants fail to transport and deliver one bale of said cotton on shipment of 22 November, 1919, in accordance with the terms of the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Adams Express Company v. CroningerSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Georgia, Florida & Alabama Railway Co. v. Blish Milling Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. HarrimanSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. WallaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. LeatherwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
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3Cited by5 opinions
- United States v. Seaboard Air Line Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1927
- Merchant v. . LassiterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1944
- Davis v. John L. Roper Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1924
- Fuller v. Virginia & Carolina Southern RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1939
- Scott v. American Railway Express Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1925