Richmond & Danville Railroad v. Bedell & Bowers
Supreme Court of Georgia
Actions. Parties. Principal and agent. Contracts. Carriers. Before Judge Martin. Muscogee superior court. May term, 1891.
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment reversed.
Action for $2,000 damages, by Bedell & Bowers for the use of Orr & Hunter, against the railroad company, alleging: On September 16, 1889, defendant agreed to transport 1,000 bales of cotton from Columbus, Ga., to Liverpool, England, over its line of railroad and steamer Empire, agreeing by the terms of the contract that the steamer Empire would sail from West Point, Virginia, on the 5th day of October, 1889, at an agreed rate of $1.10 a hundred pounds as the rate of transportation from Columbus to Liverpool. In accordance with the contract petitioners delivered to defendant…
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