Bedell v. Richmond & Danville R. R.

Lumpkin, Justice.

This case was before this court at the October term, 1891. It was then held that as the declaration alleged that the defendant, a common carrier, contracted with the plaintiffs that a consignment of cotton would be carried out of a certain port on a certain day, and that the •vessel did not, in fact, leave until a subsequent day, whereby the plaintiffs were damaged, a cause of action was set forth. 88 Ga. 591. The case again came on for trial in the superior court at the May term, 1893, and having resulted in a nonsuit, was once more brought to this court. After it reached…