Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Luke & Fleming

The court did not err in overruling the demurrer on each of the grounds thereof. As the plaintiff in error specially urges that because the railroad delivered to the assignees of the bill of lading “all and the very same cotton it received from the shipper,” it should be relieved of liability, especially as the bill of lading had in it the words, “Weight subject to correction,” and “it was only quasi-negotiable, that is, assignable as to the property itself, not as to the quality of the goods,” we will discuss this proposition only. A bill of lading is not strictly a negotiable instrument,…