Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. Holman

Marvin Holman, the appellee here, and the plaintiff below, brought an action against the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company and the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, appellants here, to recover damages for injuries to certain of his livestock transported by appellants from Nashville, Tennessee, to Dothan, Alabama. At the trial below issue was reached on appellants' plea which set up Section 4(c) of the Uniform Live Stock Contract prescribed by the Interstate Commerce Commission, under which contract the shipment was made, and appellee's failure to comply therewith. Said Section…