A. Arnold & Son Transfer & Storage Co. v. Weisiger

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Willis

Affirming.

The appellant, as its name indicates, is a common carrier. It undertook, for hire, to transfer a large quantity of furniture, household goods, and wearing apparel for the appellees from Louisville, Ky., to Hendersonville, Tenn., and while in transit by truck the entire shipment was destroyed by fire. This action was instituted by the owners to recover of the carrier the value of the property destroyed, resulting in the recovery by plaintiffs of a judgment for $3,200. Failing to obtain a new trial in the court below the carrier appeals. The grounds…