Burwell v. . the Railroad Co.

The facts are as follows:

The plaintiff seeks to recover $150, damage to a theatre drop curtain, while in transit over defendant's railroad.

It was in evidence that the said curtain was shipped from Columbia, South Carolina, to Henderson, North Carolina. The agent at Columbia, South Carolina, gave to one Cramer, the artist who painted the curtain and the agent of the plaintiff, a bill of lading, agreeing to convey the curtain to Henderson, over the Charlotte, Columbia Augusta Railroad, and by connecting lines to Henderson. It was in evidence that the box containing the curtain was delivered in…