Sipple v. Seaboard Air-Line Railway Co.

This is a suit for the recovery of a tractor alleged to have been converted by the defendant. The tractor was shipped over the defendant’s railroad from Savannah to Yidalia, 6a. After some delay the tractor arrived at Yidalia in a damaged condition and was refused by the consignee. The consignor also refused to accept the tractor, and claimed as damages against the railway company the full value of the machine. After some negotiations between the consignor and the defendant an agreement was reached by which the defendant agreed to return the tractor' to Savannah free of charge. When the…