Powell v. Mills
Mississippi Supreme Court
Error to the Circuit Court of Monroe county. Hon. W. L. Harris, judge. A full statement of the case will be found in the opinion of the court. 1. The plaintiffs, as common carriers, while in possession of the goods as such, being insurers of the safe delivery at the place of destination, against all accidents, except the act of Grod and the enemies of the country, are entitled to maintain this action, more especially when the record shows that the plaintiffs have been…
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Error to the Circuit Court of Monroe county. Hon. W. L. Harris, judge. A full statement of the case will be found in the opinion of the court. 1. The plaintiffs, as common carriers, while in possession of the goods as such, being insurers of the safe delivery at the place of destination, against all accidents, except the act of Grod and the enemies of the country, are entitled to maintain this action, more especially when the record shows that the plaintiffs have been compelled by the courts of the country, to pay for the goods, as common carriers, without any fault upon their part. This…
1Opinion of the CourtHandy, J.
This action was brought by the plaintiffs in error against the defendants, as ferrymen, to recover for the damage done to certain goods in the care of the plaintiffs, as proprietors of a line of stagecoaches, for transportation, by the stage-coach being thrown from the defendants’ ferry-boat, in consequence of which the goods were wet and became damaged.
The facts, as set forth in the bill of exceptions, are, in substance, that the defendants were in the habit of taking4 the stage-ooaches of the plaintiffs across their ferry for hire, and on the occasion when the damage complained of was doné,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Richards v. Fuqua's Adm'rsMississippi Supreme Court · 1855
- Powell v. MillsMississippi Supreme Court · 1855
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