Director-General of Railroads v. Beard
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages; from Colquitt superior court — Judge Tbomas. July 20, 1920.
1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.
1. The receivers of a railroad corporation are subject to suit as such in any county in which the corporation may be sued for a like cause of action. Ball v. Mabry, 91 Ga. 781 (18 S. E. 64).
2. Since the passage of the act of 1906 (Ga. L. 1906, p. 102), from which section 2777 of the Civil Code of 1910 was codified, the initial carrier in an intrastate shipment “is liable for loss occasioned any where en route, whether on its own lines or not, where it voluntarily receives the shipment, notwithstanding an agreement or .stipulation in a bill of lading limiting liability to loss, damage, or…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Ball v. MabrySupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
- Heath v. Sandersville RailroadCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1919
3Cited by1 opinion
- Charter v. Doddridge County BankWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1938