Ala.Great Southern R.R. v. Quarles & Couturie
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Fayette Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. S. H. Sprott. This was an action by Quarles & Couturie against the Alabama Great Southern R. R. Co., to recover certain cotton delivered to the appellant at Moundville, Ala., to be shipped to Eutaw, Ala. The facts are sufficiently set out in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtTyson, J.
Only one question is presented by the record in this case. It is this: Whether the defendant *437as a common carrier can avail itself of tlie defense of the act of God under the facts upon which the case was tried. The facts may he stated as follows: The plaintiffs were cotton buyers, doing business in Eutaw, Ala. On January 11, 1904, they bought at Moundville, Ala., six bales of cotton from one Findlay, which he delivered, to defendant at that place on that day for shipment, and received from defendant’s agent a bill of lading therefor, consigning the cotton to plaintiffs at Eutaw. The'…
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