Watson v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil action for tlie recovery of penalty before a justice of the peace, and heard on appeal to the Superior Court of BeRtie County, at Spring Term, 1907, before Lyon, J., and a jury.
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Civil action for tlie recovery of penalty before a justice of the peace, and heard on appeal to the Superior Court of BeRtie County, at Spring Term, 1907, before Lyon, J., and a jury. The following evidence was submitted: Fill of lading, duly signed by defendant company, for carload of lumber to be shipped by plaintiff, T. W. Watson., at Cedar Landing, Bertie County, N. C. 1. That on 1 October, 1906, the Eocky Mount Sash and Blind Company, at Eocky Mount, delivered to the Atlantic Coast Line Eailroad Company, for T. W. Watson, at Cedar Landing, N. C., the owner and party in interest, a…
1Opinion of the Court
I-ToKe, L,
after stating the case: In support of its exception to the charge of his Honor on the first issue, the defend ant insists tbat tbe only obligation assumed by the contract of carriage, evidenced by the bill of lading, was to transport within a reasonable time the articles to the point of destination, if on its line, and if not, to transport and deliver to the next connecting carrier on the route to the final destination. In the absence of any evidence of a joint obligation, this is unquestionably true. It is further true that, if the consignee seeks to fix the carrier with liability,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Meredith v. RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1905
- Stone & Co. v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1907
- Harper Furniture Co. v. Southern Express Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1907
- Walker v. RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1904
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- Blue Ridge Collection Agency v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1908