Southern Railway Co. v. Heymann
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Brinson. Richmond superior court. October 29, 1902. Cited, as to seizure by officer as excuse for non-delivery of goods by carrier: Hutch. Car. (2d ed.) §§170a, 390, 397-8; Hale on Bailments, 367-8; 5 Am. & Eng. Ene. L. (2d ed.) 237-8, 241-2; 4 Eli. R. § 1537, p. 2386 ; 48 Ga. 432; 60 Ga. 300, 313; 107 Ga. 512; 117 Ga. 63; 3 Am. & Eng.
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Action for damages. Before Judge Brinson. Richmond superior court. October 29, 1902. Cited, as to seizure by officer as excuse for non-delivery of goods by carrier: Hutch. Car. (2d ed.) §§170a, 390, 397-8; Hale on Bailments, 367-8; 5 Am. & Eng. Ene. L. (2d ed.) 237-8, 241-2; 4 Eli. R. § 1537, p. 2386 ; 48 Ga. 432; 60 Ga. 300, 313; 107 Ga. 512; 117 Ga. 63; 3 Am. & Eng. R. Cas. 492 (4 Cliff. 228); 4 Id. 210; 7 Id. 373, 381; 40 Id. 31; 55 Id. 671-2 (49 C. St. 489); 1 Black (U. S.), 101; 66 Mich. 143 (33 N. W. 298); 36 N. Y. 407; 25 Iowa, 60 (95 Am. Dec. 79); 44 Minn. 224 (20 Am. St. Rep. 566);…
1Opinion of the CourtCandler, J.
Heymann, a wholesale liquor-dealer in Augusta,, made two shipments of whisky over the Southern Railway to persons in Charleston, South Carolina. Upon reaching Charleston, the whisky was placed in a warehouse of the railroad company, where it was shortly afterwards seized by constables, under what is known as the dispensary law of South Carolina. That law provides that “ the transportation, removal, or taking from the depot or other place, by consignee or other person, or the payment of freight or express or other charges . . upon any spirituous or malt, vinous,, fermented, brewed, . •. or…
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