Legal Opinion
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad v. Hart
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 16, 1969No. 44521PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Judge.
The plaintiff freight carrier brought an action for indebtedness allegedly due by the defendant shipper on account of undercharges on interstate shipments of watermelons. The carrier appeals from a judgment for the shipper enumerating as error the overruling of its motions for directed verdict and for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial, on the ground that the evidence demanded a verdict in favor of the plaintiff.
The following facts were in evidence: The carrier’s shipping order stated 70,000 pounds as the “weight (subject to correction) ” of each shipment. The…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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3Cited by2 opinions
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