Moody v. Southern Ry.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Kdugh, J., Sumter, Action by Burrell Moody against Southern Railway Company. Fromi Circuit order sustaining judgment of Magistrate FL R. B. Wells-, defendant appeal’s. cites: Evidence as to time required to trace freight admissible: 59' S. C., 316; 62 S. C., 295f; 19 S. C., 66, 521. No presumption of loss on terminal carrier: 78- S.C., 12; 2 R. R. A., 102. Measure of damages w\H\en goods are unreasonably delayed: 7 S. C., 190; 17 S. C., 8; 75 S. C., 60; 38 S¡. C., 87;…
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Before Kdugh, J., Sumter, Action by Burrell Moody against Southern Railway Company. Fromi Circuit order sustaining judgment of Magistrate FL R. B. Wells-, defendant appeal’s. cites: Evidence as to time required to trace freight admissible: 59' S. C., 316; 62 S. C., 295f; 19 S. C., 66, 521. No presumption of loss on terminal carrier: 78- S.C., 12; 2 R. R. A., 102. Measure of damages w\H\en goods are unreasonably delayed: 7 S. C., 190; 17 S. C., 8; 75 S. C., 60; 38 S¡. C., 87; 2 Fncy., 906. Court should heme construed bill of lading: 16 S. C., 220; 59 3. C., 58-1; 6-6 & C., 2-2; 17 S. C., 180';…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Woods.
This ’appeal is from a judgment of -a magistrate -court, affirmed by the Circuit Court, fo-r $23.20, the value ¡of five barrels -of flour alleged to have been lost between Nashville, Tenn., and H-agood, S. C., and fifty dollars, the 'statutory penalty.
Section 1710 off Civil Code and the act of February, 190'3 (24 Stab, 81), on ¡which the action ’depends, have been so often set out in recent cases that familiarity with them will be assumed.
1 Testimony as to the diligence actually exercised in the effort to trace 'the goods and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Cave v. Carolina Midland Ry. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1898
- McKibben v. SalinasSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1894
3Cited by5 opinions
- Jones v. City of HoustonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1916
- Gordon v. GordonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1912
- Cousar Mercantile Co. v. Southern Ry.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1909
- Bullock v. Charleston & Western Carolina Ry.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1909
- Railway Express Agency v. Huntress ex rel. Royal Ins. Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947