Beville v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by plaintiffs from Whedbee, Jat October Term, 1911, of CUMBERLAND. Tbe facts are sufficiently stated in tbe opinion of tbe Court by Mr. Justice Walker.
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
Tbis action was brought to recover damages for injury to live stock, alleged to bave been shipped from Kansas City, Mo., and consigned to tbe plaintiff at Fayetteville, N. C. There was judgment of nonsuit upon tbe evidence, and plaintiff appealed. Tbe stock was received at its final destination and delivered to tbe plaintiffs by tbe defendant, tbe last of tbe carriers, in a badly damaged condition, and there was evidence that tbe damage amounted to at least $350. Plaintiffs banded to their witness, ~W. A. Vanstory, one of tbe plaintiffs, a paper, and asked him if it was tbe bill of lading for…
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- Harper Furniture Co. v. Southern Express Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1907
- Mitchell v. . R. R.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1899
- Lindley v. Richmond & Danville RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1883
- Brintnall v. Saratoga & Whitehall RailroadSupreme Court of Vermont · 1860
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