National Rice Milling Co. v. New Orleans & N. E. R.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil. District Court, Parish of Orleans; George H. Théard, Judge. Action by the National Rice Milling Company against the New Orleans & Northeastern Railroad Company and another. From judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, J.
Plaintiff alleges that the defendants named in the caption are indebted to it, in solido, in the sum of $2,487.50, being the value of two car loads of rice, shipped from New Orleans on August 21 and 22, 1908, consigned to Charleston, S. C., and. destroyed, on or about August 26th, at Hamburg, S. C., while in possession of the second-named company; the allegation being that:
“The destruction of said rice was due solely to the negligence, fault, and want of care of the said Southern Railway, its agents and employes.”
The suit is brought on the bills of lading,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Ansley v. StuartSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
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- New Orleans & Northeastern Railroad v. National Rice Milling Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1914
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