Cave v. Carolina Midland Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Watts, J., Barnwell, March, 1898. Action for damages to freight by L. M. Cave v. Carolina Midland Railway Company. From order sustaining demurrer, plaintiff appeals. cite: 21 Stat., 822; Ga. Code, 2084, 2317, 'et seq.; 29 S. E. R., 21; 23 S. E. R., 416; 15 S. E. R., 358; 104 U. S., 157; 48 Ga., 533; 23 S. W. R., 801; 14 S. R., 114; 26 S. C., 258. cites: 21 Stat., 822; 76 Ga., 597.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chief Justice McIver.
This is an action to recover damages for the loss of one horse, and for injuries to several *497other animals, occasioned by the alleged negligence of a common carrier in the transportation of said animals from Atlanta, in the State of Georgia, to Barnwell, in the State of South Carolina. The plaintiff bases his right to recover 'exclusively upon the terms of an act passed by the General Assembly of this State, and approved 5th of January, 1895 (21 Stat., 822). Upon reading the complaint, the defendant interposed an oral demurrer…
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