Mitchell & Co. v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages; from city court of Thomasville—Judge W. H. Hammond. March 17, 1914.
1Opinion of the CourtEussell, C. J.
W. H. Mitchell & Company brought suit against the Atlantic Coast Line Eailroad Company, alleging damage to a car of turnips shipped by the plaintiffs over the defendant’s line of railway under a bill of lading issued by the defendant as the original carrier, from Thomasville, Georgia, to New York. The damage was alleged to have been caused by the negligent failure to transiiort and deliver the turnips to the consignee within a reasonable time. The defendant denied the material allegations of the petition, and contended not only that the allegations of negligence were untrue, but that the…
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