Southern Railway Co. v. Bennett
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages; from municipal court of Macon — Judge Daly. October 1, 1914.
1Opinion of the CourtRussell, C. J.
The suit was for damage to personal property alleged to have been shipped from New York in the early part of October, 1913, and brought to Macon, Ga., about the 21st day of that month. As appears from the petition, the defendant is the last of the connecting line of carriers which handled the shipment in transportation. It is apparent therefore that the petition was based upon the “last-connecting-line” statute of this State (Civil Code, § 2752). The defendant filed a general demurrer to the petition at the first term, and later amended its demurrer and filed a motion to dismiss the action,…
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