Produce Trading Co. v. Norfolk Southern Railroad
Supreme Court of North Carolina
ActioN tried before Devin, J., and a jury, at February Term, 1919, of Pasquotank. Fibst Shipment — Second Issue. Plaintiff sued for damages sustained in the shipment of potatoes, and' be especially relied on negligence in tbe transportation of four lots, some of wbicb were either injured or lost. The inquiry in regard to those-damages is covered by the second, fifth, sixth and tenth issues.
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ActioN tried before Devin, J., and a jury, at February Term, 1919, of Pasquotank. Fibst Shipment — Second Issue. Plaintiff sued for damages sustained in the shipment of potatoes, and' be especially relied on negligence in tbe transportation of four lots, some of wbicb were either injured or lost. The inquiry in regard to those-damages is covered by the second, fifth, sixth and tenth issues. The first shipment of 200 barrels was to Elizabeth City, N. C., at which place, on the wharf of defendant, the potatoes were deposited by the North River Steamboat Company, it having been brought by that…
1Opinion of the Court
Walker, J.,
after stating the case: We have only given an outline of the several causes of action upon which the four sets of issues above set out were framed, preferring to mention the other pertinent facts in this, opinion when dealing with each shipment separately.
The first set of issues related to the shipment of potatoes by the plaintiff via the North Biver Line to Elizabeth City, N. C., from a landing on the river. The evidence tends to show that various shipments were-made to that place and there assembled for transportation, after being-assorted, to distant points in other States. It…
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