Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Co. v. Commercial Guano Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Norwood. City court of ."Savannah. July term, 1897.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
The Commercial Guano Company sued the Savannah, Florida and Western Railway Company for damages *591for alleged breach of duty as a common carrier, in failing to safely transport and deliver 25 tons of fertilizers shipped from Savannah over the line of the company as the initial carrier to certain .parties at Peacock’s landing on the Chattahoochee river, a point beyond its line of railway. The plaintiff in this suit was the consignor. The freight was delivered in good condition to a steamboat company on the Chattahoochee river. It arrived at the point of destination within a reasonable time, and…
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