Southern Ry. Co. v. Harris
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, Morgan County; R. C. Brickell, Judge. Action by R. N. Harris, Jr., and others, against the Southern Railway Company. From judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, J.
The appellees instituted Ibis action of trover for the conversion by the appellant carrier of 25 bales of cotton consigned by Jordan" and. Moss, at Guntersville, Ala., to themselves at Decatur, Ala., “order notify” the appellees, who were dealers in cotton at Decatur. The bill of lading was issued by the N. C. & St. L. R. R. Co. The route contemplated, and that used to transport the cotton, was over the N. C. & St. L. Ry. to Huntsville, Ala., and thence to Decatur over the appellant’s line. The shipment was intrastate, not interstate; hence the laws applicable to define the rights and…
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