Southern Railway Co. v. Allison

T. F. Allison sued the Southern Railway Company for damages alleged to have been sustained by him, on account of the failure of the defendant to transport and deliver two bales of cotton delivered to it for that purpose by the plaintiff. Defendant denied receiving the cotton sued for. Upon the trial there was a verdict for the plaintiff. Defendant made a motion for a new trial, which was overruled, and it excepted.

1. One of the grounds of the motion was, that the court erred in permitting the plaintiff, over the defendant’s objection, to testify: •“ I have never been paid for the cotton.” The…