Legal Opinion

H. J. Crenshaw & Co. v. Seaboard Air Line Ry. Co.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided April 11, 1929No. 6 Div. 318PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtFoster, J.

This is an action for damages caused by an alleged unreasonable delay in the shipment of a carload of watermelons by plaintiff from Sumterville, Fla., to Birmingham, Ala.

'It was not shown that the melons were damaged by the delay or injured in the transportation. It is claimed that they should have arrived in Birmingham on Friday morning after their transportation began Tuesday night pidor thereto, but that they did not arrive until Saturday; that, if they had arrived on Friday, they would have been worth $410, for which an agreement for their sale had been made, but, not arriving until…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Knowles v. BlueSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923
  2. Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Co. v. FriedmanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1914
  3. Atlantic Coast Line R. R. v. RiceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1910
  4. Jordan v. SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1913
  5. Richmond & Danville R. R. v. Trousdale & SonsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1892

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. J. R. Watkins Co. v. GoggansSupreme Court of Alabama · 1941
  2. Thompson v. Magic City Trucking ServiceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1963
  3. Adams v. Queen Insurance Company of AmericaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1956
  4. Sullivan v. MillerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
  5. J. C. Byram & Co. v. LivingstonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932

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