Aydlett v. Norfolk Southern Railroad
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil actioN tried before Allen, J., at March Term, 1916, of Our-RITUCK. The following issues were submitted to the jury: 1. Has the plaintiff been damaged by the negligence of the defendant Norfolk Southern Railroad, by reason of transporting said sweet potatoes in an unsuitable and unfit car, as alleged ? Answer: “Yes.” 2. What damage, if any, is the plaintiff entitled to recover of the defendant Norfolk Southern Railroad? Answer: “$256.55, with interest from 23 December,…
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Civil actioN tried before Allen, J., at March Term, 1916, of Our-RITUCK. The following issues were submitted to the jury: 1. Has the plaintiff been damaged by the negligence of the defendant Norfolk Southern Railroad, by reason of transporting said sweet potatoes in an unsuitable and unfit car, as alleged ? Answer: “Yes.” 2. What damage, if any, is the plaintiff entitled to recover of the defendant Norfolk Southern Railroad? Answer: “$256.55, with interest from 23 December, 1913.” Similar issues were submitted as to the other two defendants and were answered in like manner. From the judgment…
1Opinion of the CourtBeowN, J.
This action is brought to recover damages to a car-load of sweet potatoes, delivered by the plaintiff to a steamboat company at Brinsons Landing in North Carolina, consigned to Schafer Bros, at Louisville, Ely. The evidence is to the effect that they were delivered to and receipted for by the Norfolk Southern Railroad Company in apparent good order on 16 December, 1913, and were loaded by the said *49company in a ear furnished by it which had just previously been used in transportation of a load of flour, and for that purpose had been lined with paper, which was not removed when the potatoes…
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