Wadley Southern Railway Co. v. Georgia
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA. Adrian, Georgia, a station on the Wadíey Southern Railway, is 10 miles from Rockledge,. where the road connects with the Macon & Dublin R. R.,- and 27 miles from Wadley, where it connects with the Central of Georgia Railway. In consequence of this connection1 with both roads, goods could be shipped from Macon to Adrian, over either route.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA. Adrian, Georgia, a station on the Wadíey Southern Railway, is 10 miles from Rockledge,. where the road connects with the Macon & Dublin R. R.,- and 27 miles from Wadley, where it connects with the Central of Georgia Railway. In consequence of this connection1 with both roads, goods could be shipped from Macon to Adrian, over either route. It was, however, to the interest of the Wadley Southern to have such freight routed via the Central, because it .thereby secured the haul of 27 miles from Wadley to Adrian instead of the 10-mile haul when…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lamar
1. As a general rule, the carrier has the option to demand payment of freight in advance or on delivery. And, ■ as there is a lien on the goods to secure the payment of charges, it is often a matter of indifference whether the freight is collected at the beginning or at the end of the transportation. The law has therefore always recognized that the company, could exercise the one option or the other according to the convenience of the parties, the course of trade, the sufficiency of the goods to pay the accruing charges, and other like considerations.
2. What was true between carrier and…
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