Wilson v. Atlanta & Charlotte Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Common carriers. Railroads. Delivery. Bailments. Charge of court. Practice. Damages. New trial. Before Judge Van Epps. City court of Atlanta. June term, 1888. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Chief Justice.
In the fall of 1880, certain persons had about 1,200 cords of wood piled along the line of this railway company, between the eighth and eleventh mile posts from Atlanta. The plaintiff, Wilson, desiring to purchase the same if he could have it transported by the company to Atlanta, consulted with the master of trains, and ascertained from him that the company contemplated, clearing the road in a short time of all the wood along the line; that a train would be put on for that purpose, etc. Wilson, acting upon this information and assurance, made the purchase. At that…
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