Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Meyer
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cullman. Tried before the Hon. James Aiken. This action was brought by Henry Meyer, against the appellant corporation, as a common carrier, to recover damages for the loss of certain goods delivered by him to the defendant, at Cullman, to be carried and delivered to him at Bluffton, in Indiana. On the evidence adduced, the defendant requested seven charges in writing to the jury, each of which the court refused to give.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cullman. Tried before the Hon. James Aiken. This action was brought by Henry Meyer, against the appellant corporation, as a common carrier, to recover damages for the loss of certain goods delivered by him to the defendant, at Cullman, to be carried and delivered to him at Bluffton, in Indiana. On the evidence adduced, the defendant requested seven charges in writing to the jury, each of which the court refused to give. The defendant duly excepted to the refusal of these charges, and the several assignments of error are based on their refusal. The opinion…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, C. J.
The appellant railroad company received, at one of its depots, a package of freight, consigned to the appellee at Bluffton in the State of Indiana, a point beyond the terminus of its own line of railroad. It received pre-paid,, freight for the whole distance, and executed a bill of lading,1 binding itself to deliver the freight at the place of consign-' ment. The consignee brought this action, and, averring that the goods were not delivered, sued to recover their value. There were verdict and judgment for the plaintiff.
The first charge asked by the defendant, and refused by the court, asserts…
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