Western & Atlantic Railroad v. Exposition Cotton Mills

Simmons, Justice.

Tbe Exposition Cotton Mills, of Atlanta, Ga., sued tbe Western & Atlantic Railroad Company for damages upon tbe following state of facts: Tbe plaintiff purchased from Riley & Co. certain cotton mill machinery, and made a contract with tbe Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia Air Line, to ship tbe machinery from Boston and other places in tbe east to Atlanta, at a reduced rate of freight and at tbe “owner’s risk.” ’ Tbe different roads over which it was to be shipped were mentioned in tbe bill of lading, commencing with tbe New York and New England Railroad Co. and ending with tbe…