Richardson v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad

The action is brought by appellant, to recover for the loss of a trunk and its contents, which his wife delivered to defendant for transportation, incidental to her carriage as a passenger, from Milton, Florida, to Kirkland, Escambia county, Alabama. There is no controversy as to the delivery of the trunk to defendant, its loss, and the value of the trunk and its contents. The court gave the affirmative charge in favor of the defendant. The instruction is .evidently rested on the theory, that, 'under the proof, the trunk and its contents were the statutory separate estate of the wife, for the…