Fleischman, Morris & Co. v. Southern Ry.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Klugh, J., Richland, July, 1906. Action by Fleischman, Morris & Co. against Southern Railway. From judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals. cites: Trunks, containing samples of merchandise are not baggage at common lazv: Moore on Car., 706; 41 L. R. A., 333; 118 U. S., 637; 10 Cush., 506; 98 Mass., 83; 6 Hill, 586 ;9H. b. Cas., 556; 10 C. B. (N. S.), 154; 13 Id., 818; 73 111., 318; 39 Minn., 160; 70 Cal., 169; 13 lilt. Rev. Rec., 342; 62 Fed.
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Before Klugh, J., Richland, July, 1906. Action by Fleischman, Morris & Co. against Southern Railway. From judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals. cites: Trunks, containing samples of merchandise are not baggage at common lazv: Moore on Car., 706; 41 L. R. A., 333; 118 U. S., 637; 10 Cush., 506; 98 Mass., 83; 6 Hill, 586 ;9H. b. Cas., 556; 10 C. B. (N. S.), 154; 13 Id., 818; 73 111., 318; 39 Minn., 160; 70 Cal., 169; 13 lilt. Rev. Rec., 342; 62 Fed. R., 881. Defendant not liable because it took charge of the trunks as an accommodation: 64 Miss., 843. Having no notice of contents of trunks,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Woods.
This is an action for the recovery of the value of two trunks of sample shoes destroyed by fire in the station of the defendant at Jonesville, S. C. The plaintiffs recovered judgment and the defendant appeals, alleging error in the refusal to order a nonsuit, and in the charge to the jury. As no evidence was offered on the part of the defendant, the case is to' be considered in view of these facts testified to' by the plaintiffs’ witnesses: C. C. Cooper, a traveling salesman for plaintiffs, who had been in the country selling shoes,…
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