Forrester v. Georgia Railroad

Lumpkin, Justice.

1. It is quite probable that the receipt copied in the first head-note was made out upon a printed blank, the use of such blanks being a custom common among railroad companies. It is one, however, which often leads to confusion and embarrassment, because shipments are frequently made to the terms and conditions of which the woi’ds in the printed forms are inappropriate. The language of the receipt in question certainly suggests an instance of this kind; but it is immaterial to the purpose in hand whether this particular receipt was made out on a printed blank, or was…