Joseph v. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Carriers. Nonsuit. Before Judge Jenkins. Baldwin superior court. July term, 1891.
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment affirmed.
Action under code, §2084, against the Georgia Railroad Co. for the value of shoes lost in shipment. The plaintiff ordered the shoes from J. S. Emerson, of Boston, Mass., and by due course of mail received the bill of lading introduced in evidence, which accorded with his order. The shoes ought to have arrived by the 9th or 10th of September, at latest. Only one box of them arrived, about a month later, filled with mud, water and rotten leather, and was at once returned to the defendant’s agent. Plaintiff' paid for the shoes the amount sued for, and the loss was total. The…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Co. v. Pritchard, Matthews & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1887
- Georgia Railroad v. Gann & ReavesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1882
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