Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Co. v. Steininger & Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Certiorari. Evidence. Yerdict. Before Judge Bower. Decatur superior court. May term, 1889. This was a suit against the railway company, in a justice’s court, for $38.25 for a bale of cotton lost. The testimony of Lytle, one of the plaintiffs, and Townsend, a warehouseman, tended to show the following : On November 11th, 1886, plaintiffs owned a bale of cotton stored at Townsend’s warehouse, and instructed Townsend to ship it to New York.
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Certiorari. Evidence. Yerdict. Before Judge Bower. Decatur superior court. May term, 1889. This was a suit against the railway company, in a justice’s court, for $38.25 for a bale of cotton lost. The testimony of Lytle, one of the plaintiffs, and Townsend, a warehouseman, tended to show the following : On November 11th, 1886, plaintiffs owned a bale of cotton stored at Townsend’s warehouse, and instructed Townsend to ship it to New York. They never did or could get the railroad receipt for that bale, as the railway company denied having received it and had never paid for it. Townsend marked…
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Chief Justice.
It is doubtful whether the justice of the peace committed any error in admitting evidence; but whether he did or not, we think there was nothing to constrain the judge of the superior court to reverse the case and order a new trial. The legal evidence before the jury warranted the verdict, and in our opinion, this petty litigation ought to stop. Certainly the weight of the evidence is in favor of the verdict. Judgment affirmed.
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