Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. Turner
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Tallapoosa County. Tried, before the Hon. N. D. Denson. This was an action of detinue brought by the appellee, J. F. Turner', against the Central of Georgia Railway Company, to recover one hundred, bushels of corn. The facts of the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Tallapoosa County. Tried, before the Hon. N. D. Denson. This was an action of detinue brought by the appellee, J. F. Turner', against the Central of Georgia Railway Company, to recover one hundred, bushels of corn. The facts of the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion. " By agreement of the parties, the cause was triéd by the court without the intervention of a jury, and, upon hearing all the evidence, the court rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff. From this judgment the defendant appeals and assigns as error the rulings of the court upon the…
1Opinion of the CourtSimpson, J.
This was an action of detinue, by appellee (plaintiff) against appellant (defendant), for the recovery of one hundred bushels of corn, which had been transported by defendant to Dadeville, Alabama, and which defendant refused to deliver, unless the plaintiff would pay, in addition to the freight due thereon, the sum of fourteen and 05-100 dollars, claimed to be due for storage or demurrage charges for twenty-six days. *144The plaintiff offered to pay five dollars for storage charges.
It appears, from the testimony in the hill of exceptions, that the corn-was taken from the car, immediately upon…
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- Clark v. ZeiglerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1885
- Bell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1883
- Foster v. RodgersSupreme Court of Alabama · 1855
- South & North Ala. R. R. v. WoodSupreme Court of Alabama · 1882
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