Legal Opinion
Atlanta Nat. Bank v. Southern Ry. Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Decided January 23, 1901PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Action to recover the value of certain cotton alleged to have been misdelivered and converted by defendant, in violation of the rights of plaintiff as owner by virtue- of bills of lading therefor.
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, District Judge.
This was a case brought by the plaintiff against the defendant for the wrongful delivery by the latter of certain lots of cotton at a compress in Atlanta, called the “Bell Street Compress,” owned and operated by the defendant company. The following report of the auditor gives the statement of the case and his findings of fact and conclusions:
“The above-stated case was referred to me as auditor on June 2, 1899, with directions to hear and determine all questions of law and fact therein, and report the evidence and my conclusions to the court, subject to further…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- North Pennsylvania Railroad v. Commercial Bank of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Anderson v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- Atlantic & Pacific Railroad v. LairdSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Deming & Co. v. Merchants' Cotton-press, etc., Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1891
- The ThamesSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
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3Cited by2 opinions
- F. W. McNeely & Co. v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1917
- Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Reynolds-Davis Grocery Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1923