Coles, Simkins & Co. v. Central Railroad & Banking Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Carriers. Railroads. Contracts. Statutes. Before Judge Falligant. Chatham superior court. December term, 1889. Reported in the decision. For former report, see 82 Ga. 149.
1Opinion of the Court
Simmons, Justice.
The plaintiffs in error brought their action against the railroad compauy for damages, and alleged, in substance, that during the cotton season they purchased, at several places on the defendant’s line, cotton for shipment to Brunswick via the Central railroad to Albany, and thence via the Brunswick & Western railroad to Brunswick, the Brunswick & Western being of the same width of track or gauge, and connecting with the Central at Albany ; that the defendant refused to issue through bills of lading in full car-load lots for this cotton, and the plaintiffs took local bills of…
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