Southern Railway Co. v. Edmundson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge McRae. City court of McRae. November 15, 1904. Mrs. Georgia Edmundson, in her petition against the Southern Railway Company, alleged that the defendant had endamaged her in the sum of one hundred dollars, by reason of the following facts: That she boarded a train of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company at Tampa, Florida, for Helena, Georgia, having previously purchased a ticket and checked her baggage, which was a valise, to her…
Read the full summary
Action for damages. Before Judge McRae. City court of McRae. November 15, 1904. Mrs. Georgia Edmundson, in her petition against the Southern Railway Company, alleged that the defendant had endamaged her in the sum of one hundred dollars, by reason of the following facts: That she boarded a train of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company at Tampa, Florida, for Helena, Georgia, having previously purchased a ticket and checked her baggage, which was a valise, to her destination; that upon her arrival at Helena she presented her check to the defendant and demanded her baggage, but the defendant…
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
(After stating the facts.) The plaintiff’s suit was based upon the negligence of the defendant’s agents. It was alleged, first, that the “agents, servants, and employees” of the defendant had misappropriated her baggage to their own use. It was further alleged that the defendant was guilty of a breach of duty in failing and refusing to deliver the valise and contents to the petitioner. Counsel for plaintiff in error insist that these two allegations should be construed together, and that in effect the petition alleged the liability of the defendant was because of the fraudulent…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Rome Railroad v. WimberlySupreme Court of Georgia · 1885
- Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890