Seaboard Air-Line Railway v. Shackelford
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Trover, from city court of Abbeville — Judge Nicholson. September 23, 1908. Shackelford shipped a piece of machinery from Athens, Georgia, to Abbeville, Georgia, and it arrived at destination prior to April 12, 1907. The defendant company, the carrier by which the machinery had been transported, unloaded the machinery and placed it on the platform of its freight depot, and notified Shackelford that it was ready for delivery, and that storage charges would accrue after April…
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Trover, from city court of Abbeville — Judge Nicholson. September 23, 1908. Shackelford shipped a piece of machinery from Athens, Georgia, to Abbeville, Georgia, and it arrived at destination prior to April 12, 1907. The defendant company, the carrier by which the machinery had been transported, unloaded the machinery and placed it on the platform of its freight depot, and notified Shackelford that it was ready for delivery, and that storage charges would accrue after April 12. Shackelford made no offer to take the machinery away or to pay the freight, until some time in Noyember. He then…
1Opinion of the CourtPowell, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
1. When a carrier has completed the transportation of the freight and notifies the consignee of its arrival, and a reasonable time for him to accept delivery elapses, the relationship of the transportation company to the property changes from that of carrier to that of warehouseman. Southwestern R. Co. v. Felder, 46 Ga. 433. The liability as warehouseman carries with it the reciprocal right of being paid storage charges. Penn. Steel Co. v. Ga. R. Co., 94 Ga. 636 (21 S. E. 577); Miller v. Ga. R. Co., 88 Ga. 563 (15 S. E. 316, 18 L. R. A. 326, 30 Am. St. R.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Miller & Co. v. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1891
- Dixon v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Southwestern Railroad v. FelderSupreme Court of Georgia · 1872
- Pennsylvania Steel Co. v. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1894
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