American Railway Express Co. v. Roberts
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages — appeal; from Seminole superior court — Judge Worrill. September 3, 1931.
1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, P. J.
1. Where in an interstate shipment by express the receipt contains a stipulation that claims “must be made in writing to the originating or delivering carriers within four months after delivery of the property, or in case of failure to make delivery, then within four months after a reasonable time for delivery has elapsed,” and where, in an action for damages for failure to make delivery of goods, the carrier sets up as a defense that the written notice as actually filed was not given within the time prescribed, it is for the jury to say what was a reasonable time for the transportation, in…
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