Moss v. Earnest

1. In the absence of evidence to the contrary, goods in the hands of a carrier for, or in the process of, shipment are presumed to be the property of the consignee. Saunders v. Payne, 29 Ga. App. 615 (5) (116 S. E. 349); Baltimore & Ohio R. Co. v. Johnson-Battle Lumber Co., 37 Ga. App. 729, 731 (141 S. E. 678).

2. Where an attachment was issued upon the ground that the defendant was causing his property to be removed beyond the limits of the State, and a traverse of this ground was filed by the defendant, the burden of proof upon the issue thus formed was upon the plaintiff in attachment.…