Louisville, Henderson & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Southern Seating & Cabinet Co.

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Hannah

Affirming.

Two questions ar© presented by tbis appeal: (1) Whether in an action by a shipper against a carrier of goods, for loss or injury to inanimate freight or merchandise, the plaintiff is required to prove negligence on the part of the carrier; and (2) Whether the proof introduced by plaintiff sufficiently showed that there were two hundred and seventy-one chairs in the shipment delivered by it to the defendant company for transportation.

It is charged by the plaintiff, Southern Seating & Cabinet Company, manufacturer and vendor of chairs, etc., located…