Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. Fletcher
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Morgan Law and Equity Court. - Heard before Hon. Thomas W. Wert. Action by Eldridge Fletcher against the Louisville & Nashville Railroad for damage for loss of baggage. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, J. —
The complaint as amended alleges that appellant was a common carrier, and that appellee was a passenger over appellant’s railway line from Ox-moor to Decatur, and that appellee delivered to appellant, for carriage, in connection with his passage, as a passenger to Decatur, two trunks, the contents of which are specifically set out, and avers that, after appellant took charge of the two trunks and contents, it so negli*259gently handled, managed, and cared for the same that the trunks and contents were damaged, injured, spoiled and lost by the appellant, its agents, or servants, or…
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