Flash, Hartwell & Co. v. New Orleans & Great Northern Railroad

lío we, J.

Plaintiff sued for value of 360 barrels of molasses consigned at New Orleans by the defendant’s railway in February, 1862. There was judgment for plaintiffs for the amount claimed, and the ■defendant has appealed.

First — Tho prescription of one year does not apply. The fact that the receipt given by defendant at the time it received the goods was in form like a steamboat bill of lading can not bring this case under the article (3501) of the Civil Code. The merchandise was not “shipped on board any kind of vessel.”

Second — The prescription of five years, article [3505], does not…