Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Echols
Supreme Court of Alabama
• Appeal from City Court of Decatur. Tried before W. R. Francis, Esq., Special Judge. Action by W. Y. Echols against the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co., to recover the value of one bale of cotton alleged to have been received by it for shipment,
1Opinion of the CourtHaealson, J.
— Tbe'undisputed facts of the case are, that aj)pellee, was engaged, on the 11 October, 1888, in buying, selling and shipping cotton, at Hartselle, Alabama; that he caused to be placed that day, on the shipping platform of appellant, eighty bales of cotton, one bale of which, the subject matter of this suit, was marked E., and numbered 241, the weight and price of which was admitted, and during the night of that day, this bale of cotton was lost or stolen, and next morning, there were only seventy-nine bales remaining.
The contention on the part of the appellee is, that he delivered the cotton…
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