Pollard v. McGreggors

GARDNER, Justice.

The defendant is the receiver in charge of the operation of the Central of Georgia Railway.

For many years, in the town of Vincent, Alabama, a given area of the right of way was used as a place for the acceptance of crossties offered for sale by different persons in that community. The practice was for the seller to bring the crossties and stack them at this place, where they would remain until defendant’s inspector made his inspection accepting those meeting specifications, and rejecting those that did not. There were requirements for stacking the ties, which were 7 inches by…