Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Co. v. Tifton Produce Co.

The Tifton Produce Company brought suit in the superior court against the Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Company. A general demurrer was filed by the railway company to the petition as amended. The trial court overruled the demurrer, and the defendant excepted. The Supreme Court, in answer to certain questions certified by the Court of Appeals, held in substance as follows:

(а) Where an interstate shipment of goods is transported on a through bill of lading issued by the initial carrier, and where loss is sustained by the shipper on account of the negligence of the last connecting carrier…