Lockhart v. Western & Atlantic Railroad
Supreme Court of Georgia
Actions. Damages. Title. Parties. (Harriers. Railroads. Bailments. Borrowing. Before Judge Hammond. Ful ton.Superior Court. March Term,-1884. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Justice.
The plaintiff brought suit in a justice’s court against the defendant for one hundred dollars “ damages to personal property.” The cause of action attached to the justice’s summons was for injury and damage done in destroying *473an oil painting representing Tallulah Falls, and for injury to the frame of said picture, said package having been received for transportation as freight by theWestern and Atlantic Railroad at Kingston,Ga., to be transported to Atlanta, Ga., $100.00. The justice awarded judgment to the plaintiff for the amount sued for, and from this judgment an appeal was…
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