South & North Alabama Railroad v. Wood
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Blount Circuit Court. Tried before Hon. LeBoy F. Box. This case was before this court at a former term, and is reported. — 8 cited Hutchinson on Carriers, § 760; 2 Greenl, on Ev. § 213. cited the former decision in this case, and Angelí on Carriers, § 129.
1Opinion of the Court
STONE, J.-
In the general charge given to the jury in the present case, they were informed that- the liability of the railroad terminated when the car, containing the corn, was delivered at the point of destination. The testimony shows that the agreed place of delivery was Smith’s mills, a private siding, and not a station on the road. No one was there, or expected to be there, to receive the corn. The testimony tends to show that the car, containing the corn, stood on the siding at Smith’s mill as much as seven or eight days, where no one was in charge of it, or protecting it. The testimony…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- South & North Ala. Railroad v. WoodSupreme Court of Alabama · 1880
- Mobile & Girard Railroad v. CopelandSupreme Court of Alabama · 1879
- Anchor Line v. DaterIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
- Chicago & Northwestern Railroad v. Northern Line Packet Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1873
- Woodbury v. FrinkIllinois Supreme Court · 1853
3Cited by8 opinions
- Tanner v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
- Montgomery & Eufaula Railway Co. v. CulverSupreme Court of Alabama · 1884
- South & North Ala. R. R. v. WoodSupreme Court of Alabama · 1882
- Birmingham & Atlantic R. R. v. NorrisAlabama Court of Appeals · 1912
- Southern Railway Co. v. BarclayAlabama Court of Appeals · 1911
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