St. Louis & S. F. Ry. Co. v. Georgia, F. & A. Ry. Co.

The appeal is from a judgment recovered by the appellee against the appellant in an action of trover for the conversion of certain coal tonnage in cars on appellant’s railway.

There were numerous counts claiming usual damages on conversion, alleging the time as well as the tonnage under videlicet, and other counts of the same character, but claiming punitive damages in addition. The case was tried upon these various counts and defendant’s plea of the general issue, in short, by consent. The plaintiff, Georgia, Florida & Alabama Railway Company, is a corporation operating a short line railroad,…