Stewart v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages, from Carroll superior court- — Judge Freeman. August 8, 1907.
1Opinion of the CourtPowell, J.
A shipment of flour belonging to the plaintiff arrived over the defendant’s railway lines at Carrollton on Friday, May 19, 1905, about midday, in good order, and was unloaded into its depot. The plaintiff was immediately notified of its arrival. On the next day he paid the freight, signed a receipt for the shipment, and began to move it, and easily could have moved it that day, but, owing to Ms drays being busy otherwise, did not complete the removal by that night. The next day was Sunday; and early on Monday morning a fire of unknown origin broke out in the-depot. The depot was built of…
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