Hill v. Mitchell
Supreme Court of Georgia
Trover and Bail, from Muscogee county. Tried before Judge Worrill, May Term, 1858. Certain packages were sent from San Francisco, California, to Jenny Mitchell in Columbus Georgia, by Freeman & Co's Express ; Samuel H. Hill reported to Jenny Mitchell’s agent that they were in his possession, as agent for Harden’s Express Company, in Columbus, and he could have them, by paying the freight and insurance on them.
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Trover and Bail, from Muscogee county. Tried before Judge Worrill, May Term, 1858. Certain packages were sent from San Francisco, California, to Jenny Mitchell in Columbus Georgia, by Freeman & Co's Express ; Samuel H. Hill reported to Jenny Mitchell’s agent that they were in his possession, as agent for Harden’s Express Company, in Columbus, and he could have them, by paying the freight and insurance on them. Jenny Mitchell's agent refused to do this, and Hill refused to give them up, and this action was brought. On the trial of the case at the request of plaintiff’s counsel the Court…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
McDonald, J.
delivering the opinion.
This is an action of trover, instituted for the recovery ot certain California State bonds and ■ deeds conveying land* which were sent by Harden’s Express from San Francisco* *706in the State of California, to Columbus in this State over the-usual mail route. They were transmitted by express without the authority of the defendant in error, who is the owner, and she refuses to pay the amount charged for their transportation, and the plaintiff in error refusing to deliver them without, this suit was brought for their recovery. The defendant in error…
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