Anderson v. American Railway Express Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal from Bryson, J., at Fall Term, 1923, of Olay. Tbe plaintiff, in Olay County, N. 0., in February, 1922, killed and dressed a bog, weighing 595 pounds, and on tbe next day delivered it to tbe defendant express company to be shipped to Dr. Outts, president of Willingham School, at Blue Ridge, Ga.
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Appeal from Bryson, J., at Fall Term, 1923, of Olay. Tbe plaintiff, in Olay County, N. 0., in February, 1922, killed and dressed a bog, weighing 595 pounds, and on tbe next day delivered it to tbe defendant express company to be shipped to Dr. Outts, president of Willingham School, at Blue Ridge, Ga. Tbe evidence is tbat tbe bog was loaded on a wagon on tbe evening of tbe 15th and allowed to remain out all night, tbe weather being very cold, and was started next morning about sunrise to Murphy, and delivered tbat morning to tbe defendant, who accepted tbe shipment. On its arrival at Blue…
1Opinion of the Court
ADAMS, J., concurring; CLARKSON, J., concurring in the opinion of ADAMS, J. The plaintiff, in Clay County, N.C. in February, 1922, killed and dressed a hog, weighing 595 pounds, and on the next day delivered it to the defendant express company to be shipped to Dr. Cutts, president of Willingham School, at Blue Ridge, Ga. The evidence is that the hog was loaded on a wagon on the evening of the 15th and allowed to remain out all night, the weather being very cold, and was started next morning about sunrise to Murphy, and delivered that morning to the defendant, who accepted the shipment. On its…
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- Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Co. v. Commercial Guano Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Parker Buggy Corp. v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1910
- Aydlett v. Norfolk Southern RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1916
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