Reidsville Paper Box Co. v. Southern Railway
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendant from Lane, J., at November Term, 1918, of ROCKINGHAM. This action was begun before a justice of tbe peace to recover $81.60, tbe value of a box of braid “short” in a.shipment from Fall River, Mass., to Reidsville, N. C., and $1.10 freight thereon paid by the plaintiff, to the defendant at Reidsville, N. 0. On appeal to the Superior Court the jury rendered a verdict for the same amount. Appeal by defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtClark, C. J.
The shipment in question was made by the Hooper Sons Manufacturing Company from Fall River, Mass., to the plaintiff at Reidsville, N. 0. The defendant presented a bill for the freight for the entire shipment and received payment therefor, including $1.10 freight on the shortage. On notice the defendant was required to produce the receipted freight bill. This had thereon a notation showing the shortage of one box of tape, which was checked “short at pier 14 N. R.” The evidence that the shortage on the said shipment was in value $81.60 was not contradicted. Indeed, the defendant introduced no…
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