Legal Opinion
Concord Variety Works v. Beckham
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 27, 1900PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Complaint in trover. Before Judge Reagan. Pike superior court. October term, 1899.
1Opinion of the CourtSimmons, C. J.
1. Where cotton is delivered by the owner to another to be ginned for a specified price, this is a bailment for hire. Therefore, where the cotton is lost by the bailee, the onus is upon him to show due care and diligence in protecting and keeping it.
2. No such care and diligence was shown in the present case.
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices concurring, except Lewis, J., absent.
2Cited by4 opinions
- Center Point Gin v. HathcockCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1922
- Bailey v. Ins. Co. of North AmericaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
- McDonald v. HardeeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1918
- Bailey v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949