Central Railroad & Banking Co. v. Lampley
Supreme Court of Alabama
A RPR,at, from the Circuit Court of Barbour. Tried before the Hon. H. I). Clayton, This action was brought by James A. Lampley, against the Central Railroad and Ranking Company of Georgia, a foreign corporation, to recover damages for the alleged conversion, on or about the 20th January, 1881, of $255 in money, which the plaintiff had sent by mail, inclosed in a registered letter, at Louisville, Alabama, directed to H. Lampley at Eufaula, and which was never received by said…
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A RPR,at, from the Circuit Court of Barbour. Tried before the Hon. H. I). Clayton, This action was brought by James A. Lampley, against the Central Railroad and Ranking Company of Georgia, a foreign corporation, to recover damages for the alleged conversion, on or about the 20th January, 1881, of $255 in money, which the plaintiff had sent by mail, inclosed in a registered letter, at Louisville, Alabama, directed to H. Lampley at Eufaula, and which was never received by said H. Lampley. The complaint contained only a single count in trover for the conversion of the money, not stating any…
1Opinion of the CourtClopton, J.
— A common carrier, as generally defined,, is one whose usual or regular business is the transportation, for reward, of goods from one place to another, for such persons as choose to employ him. To originate the exceptional liability of the common law, although founded on reasons of public policy, and to create the relation, there must exist privity of contract, express or implied, and a title to compensation for the services. Public policy operates on those only who transport for reward or hire. Where there is no right to remuneration, the party who carries incurs no liability other than…
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