Winslow Bros. v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by plaintiffs from O. H. Allen, J., May Term, 1909, of Sampsou. This action is to recover the sum of $201, the alleged value of a mule, killed while being- transported from Kansas City by defendant. From the judgment rendered the plaintiff appealed. The' facts are stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The only assignment of error is to the ruling of his Honor holding the plain'iffs to the value of $100 agreed upon in the bill of lading under which the live stock were shipped.
The bill of lading set out in the record is identical in all respects with the one printed in full in Jones against this same *251carrier (148 N. C., 583), and tbe point was fully discussed and decided against tbe plaintiffs in tbat case.
Tbe case at bar falls squarely witbin tbe principles laid down in tbe opinion of tbe Court in tbat case, as well as witbin tbe concurring opinion written by Mr. Justice Hoke and concurred…
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