Atlantic Coast Line R. R. v. Rice
Supreme Court of Alabama
Action for Damages for Loss of Dogs. Appeal from Montgomery City Court. Heard before Hon. William H. Thomas. Action by Julian M. Rice against' tbe Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
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Action for Damages for Loss of Dogs. Appeal from Montgomery City Court. Heard before Hon. William H. Thomas. Action by Julian M. Rice against' tbe Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Tbe complaint in substance alleged that tbe plaintiff bought a ticket at Kissimmee, Fla., to Montgomery, Ala., paying tberefor $1.75; that be presented tbe ticket at Kissimmee, together with tbe crate containing two dogs, and that tbe agent delivered him a check for said crate, charging him the excess tberefor, from Kissimmee to Montgomery; that when be delivered…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, J.
The action is for breach of a contract between appellee (plaintiff) and the. appellant, *268a common carrier, to transport and deliver a dog from a point in the state of Florida to appellee at Montgomery, Ala.
Plea 8, which will bet set ont in the report of the appeal, avers, in substance, that the dog escaped, in transit, from the locked crate, appellee having the key, in which it was when delivered to the carrier by the appellee, and from the appellant’s car, without fault of the carrier; and that the crate or box was delivered to appellee at Montgomery in the same condition as when received by…
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