Georgia, Florida & Alabama Railway Co. v. Blish Milling Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA. The facts, which involve the rights and duties of carriers and shippers under the Carmack Amendment, are stated in the opinion. There was no Federal question construed or decided by the Georgia court.
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ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA. The facts, which involve the rights and duties of carriers and shippers under the Carmack Amendment, are stated in the opinion. There was no Federal question construed or decided by the Georgia court. Even though a Federal question had been presented and construed and a construction of the same were necessary to determine the cause, the remedy was not exclusively against the initial carrier; the contract of carriage did not provide that the shipper must give a written notice to the carrier who abandoned the contract and converted the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hughes
The Blish Milling Company brought this action in trover against the Georgia, Florida & Alabama Railway Company and recovered judgment which was affirmed by the Court of Appeals of Georgia. 15 Ga. App. 142. The facts are these:
On May 13, 1910, the Blish Milling Company shipped from Seymour, Indiana, to Bainbridge, Georgia, a carload of flour consigned to its own order with direction to notify Draper-Garrett Grocery Company at Bainbridge; The bill of lading was issued by the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad Company. The shipper’s sight draft upon the Draper-Garrett Grocery Company, for…
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