Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Southern Flour & Grain Co.

The Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company operates a continuous line of railway between Lexington, Kentucky, and Atlanta, Georgia. On January 1, 1909, W. Z. Thompson turned over to the railway company at Lexington a car-load of hay, and the railroad company issued a bill of lading for the shipment. By the terms of the bill of lading the shipment was consigned to the shipper’s order, with direction to notify Southern Flour and Grain Company, Atlanta, Georgia. After the designation of the articles shipped in the bill of lading appears the following: “C/o. W. A.” The bill of lading issued to…