Stewart v. Atlanta Beef Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for. damages. Before Judge Van Epps. City court of Atlanta. March term, 1893. The Atlanta Beef Company by its petition alleged: It is a partnership composed of certain citizens of Illinois and Missouri, doing business in Atlanta and elsewhere in Georgia, and doing no other business in Georgia except to sell dressed meats.
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Action for. damages. Before Judge Van Epps. City court of Atlanta. March term, 1893. The Atlanta Beef Company by its petition alleged: It is a partnership composed of certain citizens of Illinois and Missouri, doing business in Atlanta and elsewhere in Georgia, and doing no other business in Georgia except to sell dressed meats. As a necessary part of its business and as a necessary means for carrying on the same, it has a place in Atlanta where its fresh m eats are put and temporarily held for sale. "When shipments of fresh meats from other States to Georgia began, the meats came into…
1Opinion of the Court
Lumpkin, Justice.
These three cases involve the same questions. The facts are stated by the reporter.
1. The obvious meaning of the phrase “ doing a cold storage business” is, carrying on the business of storing commodities in a cool place, for hire or reward. It would certainly not be contended that one who, for his own comfort or convenience, kept fruits, meats, or other perishable goods, in a refrigerator, box, or room cooled artificially, would be carrying on a cold storage business. It would make no difference in principle if a person engaged in the sale of such articles kept them, for the…
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