Bristow v. Atlantic Coast Line
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Aedrich, J., Darlington, November term, 1904. Action by Sallie L. Bristow against Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. Prom judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
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Before Aedrich, J., Darlington, November term, 1904. Action by Sallie L. Bristow against Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. Prom judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Mr. Dargan cites: Plaintiff must shozv the goods were destroyed before she had reasonable time to remove them: 11 S. C., 158. Consignee is not entitled to notice of arrival of goods: 17 L. R. A., 691; 11 S. C., 158; 50 S. C., 139; 6 Cyc., 458. cite: Carrier must make either actual or legal delivery: 11 S. C., 162; 5 Ency., 191; 6 Ency. P. & P., 464. Carrier is insurer of goods until delivered to consignee, or he has had…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chief Justice Pope.
The plaintiff sued the defendant for the sum of $181.75, which she alleged was the value of the goods which were destroyed by fire on the 23d of September, 1899, while they were in possession of the defendant railroad.
An interesting controversy was had before Judge and jury as to when the goods were received by the railroad company, and as to whether the plaintiff had a reasonable time to remove the goods after the same were unloaded from the cars by the defendant. With slight variations the Judge’s charge was clear and explicit.…
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