McElveen & Hardage v. Southern Railway Co.

McElveen & Hardage instituted an action against the Southern Railway Company. One part of the petition clearly shows that it was sought to recover the value of certain goods shipped by them, under the provisions of sections 2317 and 2318 of the Civil Code, making it the duty of the initial carrier, on notice, to trace lost, damaged, or destroyed goods, when in order to reach destination the freight must be transported by two or more common carriers of a connecting line. The defendant filed a demurrer, which the court sustained, to a part of the petition, leaving the case to proceed as an…