Central of Georgia Ry. Co. v. Knight
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. A. O. Lane. Action by Alice Knight against the Central of Georgia Railway Company for damages for delay in transportation and breach of contract. Judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $400, and defendant appeals.
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Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. A. O. Lane. Action by Alice Knight against the Central of Georgia Railway Company for damages for delay in transportation and breach of contract. Judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $400, and defendant appeals. The oral charge complained of is as follows: “If you find that they did not agree to furnish a stateroom, you will find for the defendant, unless you should find that it was impracticable for her to travel on the boat without a stateroom. If you find that she could not travel on the boat without a stateroom, then it would be a…
1Opinion of the CourtPelham, J.
The appellant, a common carrier, having a commercial and also a ticket agent at Birmingham, Ala., sold to appellee a ticket entitling her to first-class passage from Birmingham, Ala., to Norfolk, Va., transportation to be by rail from Birmingham to Savannah, Ga., over the appellant’s railroad, and from thence to destination by boat over the Merchants’ & Miners’ Transportation Company, a connecting carrier of appellant. The appellee sued for breach of the contract of carriage, alleging in the third count of the complaint, which was the only count submitted to the jury, that she purchased a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Co. v. KingSupreme Court of Alabama · 1906
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