Talley v. . R. R.

Civil action for damages imputed to defendant for failure to transport, within a reasonable time, a shipment of fifty-eight barrels of Irish potatoes from Washington, N.C. to Greensboro, N.C. a distance of 207 miles.

The potatoes in question were delivered to the defendant's agent at Washington, in good condition, on Saturday morning, 11 June, 1927, between the hours of 8 and 11 o'clock, consigned to plaintiff at Greensboro, order notify W. I. Anderson Company. The shipment reached Greensboro Wednesday morning following, 15 June, in a damaged condition. Anderson Company were immediately…