Southern Railway Co. v. Coltex, Inc.

Cureton, Judge:

The sole issue presented in this appeal is whether the trial judge should have granted a new trial under the circumstances of this case. We think so and affirm.

Respondent Southern Railway Company (Southern) initiated this action to recover three categories of charges against appellant Coltex, Inc. (Coltex) allegedly owed Southern incident to shipping handled for Coltex: (1) freight charges due on two trailers, (2) detention and yard charges due on several trailers released to Coltex, and (3) detention, yard and storage charges due on five trailers still held by Southern. Coltex…