Southern Railway Co. v. Black

R. P. Black sued the Southern Railway Company for a tort arising out of a breach of a contract of carriage for the-shipment of a carload of apples from Cornelia, Georgia, to Jacksonville, Florida. The petition alleged the delivery of the car-load of apples for shipment, and in one count alleged that because of the defendant’s negligence in handling them they were damaged and their market value totally destroyed. In another count, only partial destruction was alleged. Upon the trial of the case the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, and the defendant’s motion for new trial on the…