Bibb Manufacturing Co. v. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.
1. The provision in a bill of lading, that the carrier’s responsibility for goods in an interstate shipment over the lines of connecting carriers will terminate upon the storage of the goods by the terminal carrier in a public or licensed warehouse after the expiration of forty-eight hours from the time when.the person entitled to receive the goods has been notified of their arrival and has failed to remove them, constitutes a contract binding upon the shipper and the delivering carrier, by the terms of which the carrier is released from liability for any loss or damage to the goods after…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Gregg v. Illinois Central RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
- Model Mill Co. v. Carolina, C. & O. Ry. Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1916
- Hosiery Mills v. . HinesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1922