Morris v. Southern Railway Co.

In this case this court held that the trial court erred in sustaining the demurrer to the petition. Morris v. Southern Railway Co., 19 Ga. App. 495 (91 S. E. 878). By certiorari the case was carried to the Supreme Court, and the following deeisioxx was rendered:

“1. A common-law action against the last of several connecting carriers, to recover for injury or damage to a shipment of freight in the course of ixxterstate transportation, where the injury or damage complaixxed of was caused by the negligence of the last connecting carrier, is not prohibited by the terms of the act of Congress of…