Neuss, Hesslein & Co. v. Louisville & Nashville R.

FOURNET, Chief Justice.

This case is before us on certiorari to review the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Parish of Orleans, affirming the judgment of the district court (1) maintaining a plea of prescription under the provisions of Act 223 of 1914, LSA-R.S. 45:1100, and dismissing plaintiff’s claim for $1,308 against the defendant, Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, due to the loss 6f goods shipped by plaintiff from Alabama for carriage by defendant railroad and delivery for export via defendant United *300Fruit Company at New Orleans; and also (2) dismissing, on the merits, the…