Davis v. Southern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Oivil aotioN, tried before Ward, J., and a jury, at Spring Term, 1907, of the Superior Court of Cleveland County. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the Court
The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the Court. This is an action to recover the penalty given by section 2632 of the Revisal for delay in shipping lumber. The case is not governed by the principle of Marble Co. v. R. R., ante, 53, as argued by the defendant's counsel, for it does not appear that any part of the transportation was beyond the limits of the State. The lumber was shipped from Lattimore, or Washburn's Siding, to Gastonia, all being in this State. The agreement between the plaintiff, as consignor, and Henry Bradley, the consignees at Gastonia, was that the latter should…
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