East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad v. Johnston
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Marengo Circuit Court. Tried before lion. ¥m. E. Clarice. This was an action by Charles P. Johnston against the'East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad Company, a corporation controlling and operating a railroad in this State, for the recovery of damages for injuries received by j>laintifi’s_cattle, which iiad been delivered to the defendant, at Demopolisj' Alabama, a place on the line of said road, for transportation, as alleged in 'the complaint, to New…
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Appeal from Marengo Circuit Court. Tried before lion. ¥m. E. Clarice. This was an action by Charles P. Johnston against the'East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad Company, a corporation controlling and operating a railroad in this State, for the recovery of damages for injuries received by j>laintifi’s_cattle, which iiad been delivered to the defendant, at Demopolisj' Alabama, a place on the line of said road, for transportation, as alleged in 'the complaint, to New Orleans, Louisiana, and which are alleged to have been injured in transitu. On the trial evidence was introduced by the…
1Opinion of the CourtClopton, J.
The increasing requirements of trade and commerce, the growing populousness of different and widely separated sections of tSe country, and the necessity for speedy transportation, have constituted the carriage of living animals by railway an extensive and important part of the employment of railroad companies. Since such companies have undertaken the transportation of live stock, their liability as such carriers has been the subject of frequent consideration and adjudication, and the decisions are not in harmony. The rule adopted in this State, when not modified by special contract, is, that…
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