Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Sperry Flour Co.

The undisputed evidence shows that a shipment of flour, 700 bags in two cars of 350 bags each, originating in Tacoma, Washington, arrived in Atlanta, Georgia, sealed in cars of the plaintiff in error (called defendant) in a damaged condition. The shipment traveled from Tacoma to Charleston, South Carolina, by boat, where it was unloaded and reloaded on cars of the defendant. The cars moved from Charleston to Waycross, Georgia, over the defendant’s tracks, and thence in the same ears to Atlanta over the A., B. & C. Railway Company. The jury found the shipment to have been damaged in the amount…