Tennessee Packers, Inc. v. Tennessee Central Railway Co.

I

SHEIVEE, J.

Plaintiff’s action herein was for damages for the value of a large quantity of tallow which was lost while being transported by the defendants on their lines from Clarksville, Tennessee, to Ivorydale, Ohio.

The case was tried before a jury and resulted in a directed verdict for the defendants. After defendants’ motion for a new trial was overruled the cause was appealed in error to this Court.

Plaintiff’s declaration was in three counts, the first of which was based on negligence, the second on breach of contract, and the third on the statutory right of *60recovery against railroads…