Railway Co. v. Manchester Mills
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM SHELBY. Appeal in error from Circuit Court of Shelby County. L. H. Estes, J.
1Opinion of the CourtLurtox, J.
Tbe defendants in error shipped from Memphis, Tenn., to Manchester, N. II., two hundred bales of cotton, upon a through bill of lading issued by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, containing usual clause exempting the carrier from liability for loss by fire.
By an amended declaration the Manchester Mills alleged that a part of this cotton had been lost after delivery to the carrier, ■ through fire originating in the fault and negligence of the plaintiff in error, and that on account of this loss it had •received $625.28 from the Insurance Company of North America, of Philadelphia,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Clark v. BarnwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1852
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- Inman v. South Carolina Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1889
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