Davis v. Louisville & Nashville R. R.
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Autauga Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. W. W. Pearson. Action by W. A. Davis against the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company for damages to goods in transit. From a ruling of the court not shown plaintiff took a nonsuit with bill of exceptions, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPelham, P. J.
The bill of exceptions in this case recites that: “After an argument to the court by both counsel for the plaintiff and for the defendant, the court ruled that the defendant railroad company was liable as a common carrier for the damages done to the goods in transit; that the measure of damages was the difference in the value of the goods at the time of receiving them by the carrier and their value at the time of *201delivery, and that the defendant was not otherwise liable for damages sustained by reason of delay in the delivery by the carrier beyond a reasonable time; that the only liability…
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