Southern Ry. Co. v. J. H. White Mercantile Co.

Action by appellee against appellant for failing to deliver six Nara rugs which had been delivered to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company at New York for transportation to appellee at Uniontown; appellant being the connecting carrier. The contention on behalf of appellant is that the judgment for appellee was founded in error for two reasons: (1) The proof failed to establish a delivery of the rugs in controversy to the initial carrier. (2) There was no evidence going to show that the packages received by appellee had been tampered with en route— this, in connection -with the undisputed law…