Sutherland-Innes Co. v. Weaver

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Lassing

Affirming.

In August, 1908, G-eorge F. Weaver was the owner of 4,700 staves at Fariston, on the Louisville & Nashville *828Railroad, in Laurel County, Kentucky. The Sutherland-Innes Co., Ltd., had bought and was shipping a lot of staves from the same place. Between August 24th and 26th the latter company shipped three- car loads of staves from that point. Weaver charged that it had loaded his staves into these cars and shipped them out of the State. He sued for their value. The answer was a traverse. Upon a trial before a jury, under instructions not…