Georgia Railroad v. Cole & Co.

SPEER, Justice.

The defendants in error brought their action to recover damages against the plaintiff in error for failure to deliver certain goods entrusted to them. They alleged “that in October, 1876, they entrusted plaintiff in error as a common carrier with certain goods, at their depot, in said county, to-wit, six boxes of trees, and three boxes and one bale of trees, all of the value of --; the six boxes were to be delivered to J. W. Baker, at Graham’s, S. C., and the remainder were directed to be shipped and delivered to J. W. Baker, Kingstree, S. C., both shipments were directed to be…