Robertson v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Actiok beard by TT. B. Allen, J., who found the facts, by consent, at November Term, 1907, of Beetie. Defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtClark, C. J.
The plaintiff shipped a box of tobacco from Colerain, in Bertie County, to Gravely’s warehouse, at Rocky Mount, N. 0., to be sold for shipper’s benefit, taking a through bill of lading. The tobacco was delivered by the first carrier, the Navigation Company, to the other defendant, the Atlantic Coast Line, at Tunis, N. C., on 20 October, 1906, and was placed by it in one of its cars. The tobacco was never delivered. The Judge, who found the facts by consent, finds “that search has been made for said tobacco, but there is no evidence that .any one has seen it since its delivery to said railroad…
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