Butler v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.

The question for decision is whether the defendant, under the allegations of the petition, was negligent in not discovering and remedying or informing the consignee or its employees of the dangerous condition of the contents of the freight car. The answer to such question requires an examination of the duty owed by an ultimate or receiving carrier to inspect the contents of a loaded freight car before it is delivered to the consignee.

The ultimate carrier is under the duty to inspect a railroad car it receives in shipment to ascertain whether the car and its unloading devices are reasonably…