Brown v. Southern Ry.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Watts, J., Fairfield, Action by Brooks Brown against Southern Railway, in magistrate court. From Circuit order reversing magistrate,' plaintiff appeals. cite: 24 Stat., 81; 7 Rich., 199; Potter’s Dwarri’s on Stats., 245, 247; 16 S. C., 189; End. on Stats., 337, 339. cites: 53 S. C., 500.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Woods.
The plaintiff recovered judgment in magistrate’s court for $7.02, the value of a barrel of flour lost in transit over defendant’s railroad from Atlanta, Ga., to Blythewood, S. C., and for $50 penalty provided by the act of 1903 (24 Stat., 81) for failure to adjust and pay the claim within ninety days “after the filing of such claim with the agent of such carrier at the point of destination of such shipment.” The magistrate found the claim was not actually filed by the plaintiff with the agent at the point of destination, but had been…
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