Western & Atlantic Railroad v. Branan
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Reid. City court of Atlanta. September 24, 1904. “ In the latter part of the year 1899, Charles I. Branan entered into an arrangement with the Western and Atlantic Railroad Company, whereby it was to transport over its line of railway a quantity of dried fruit which he had purchased in California, and, upon the arrival of the fruit in Atlanta, to store the same for a few months in a warehouse it had leased in what was known as the Austell…
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Action for damages. Before Judge Reid. City court of Atlanta. September 24, 1904. “ In the latter part of the year 1899, Charles I. Branan entered into an arrangement with the Western and Atlantic Railroad Company, whereby it was to transport over its line of railway a quantity of dried fruit which he had purchased in California, and, upon the arrival of the fruit in Atlanta, to store the same for a few months in a warehouse it had leased in what was known as the Austell building. During the month of October, five carloads of dried peaches were transported to Atlanta and stored in the…
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
(After stating the facts.) 1. Error is assigned upon -the admission in evidence, over the defendant’s objection, of certain receipts issued to the plaintiff by .the defendant company as a warehouseman, and also five “ expense bills ” issued to him by the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway, showing the-weight of the peaches. What ohjeetion was urged against the introduction of this evidence at the time it was offered does not appear, and for this reason the assignment of error can not be considered. Powell v. Railway Co., 121 Ga. 803.
2. Exception is taken to a charge of the court in…
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- Powell v. Georgia, Florida & Alabama Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1905
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