Southern Railway Company v. Turner

1. The Code, § 18-319, provides that “Every claim for loss or damage to property, or overcharge for freight, for which any common carrier may be liable shall be adjusted and paid by such common carrier within 60 days in cases of shipments wholly within this State, and within 90 days in cases of shipments between points without and points within this State, after such claim, duly verified by the claimant or his agent, shall have been filed with the agent of the initial carrier or with the agent of the carrier upon whose line the loss or damage or overcharge actually occurred. In the event such…