Columbus & Western Railway v. Flournoy & Epping
Supreme Court of Georgia
Damages. Common Carriers. Railroads. Profits. Evidence. Before Judge Willis. Muscogee Superior Court. November Adjourned Term, 1884. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Jackson, Chief Justice.
A suit was brought by Flournoy & Epping against the Columbus and Western Railway Company for damages in failing to transport and deliver certain cotton to the plaintiffs in Columbus, Georgia, in a reasonable time. Under the evidence, charge and rulings of the court, the plaintiffs *746recovered $222.24; the railroad company made a motion for a new trial, and on its denial brought the case here.
1. Counsel are agreed, and such is the law, that the measure of damages against the carrier ’ when he fails to deliver goods in a reasonable time, in the absence of a special…
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