Bridges v. Southern Railway Co.

T. H. Bridges instituted suit against the Southern Railway Company for damages on account of the loss of a trunk and its contents, alleged to be the plaintiff’s baggage while a. passenger on the railroad of the defendant. A verdict having been, rendered against the plaintiff, he moved for a new trial, which was refused, and he excepted.

1. The plaintiff testified to the value of the trunk and its contents, and also, in substance, that he purchased a round-trip ticket from Hawkinsville, Georgia, to Richmond, Virginia, to return by way of Norfolk, Virginia, by rail. The defendant’s agent at…