Behrman v. A.C.L.R. R. Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Moore, J., Berkeley,-, 1917. Action by S. Behrman against Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company. From judgment for plaintiff the defendant appeals. cite: Carrier has right to adopt reasonable regulations: 4 R. C. L., Sec. 138. What constitutes delivery to carrier: Moore on Carriers (2nd Ed.), Vol. I, 174-5; 77 S. E., 994; 72 S. E. 463. cites: Carrier may accept goods even before bill of lading is issued: 38 111., 354; 87 Am. Dec., 301; 81 111., 511; 36 N. Y. Sup.
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Before Moore, J., Berkeley,-, 1917. Action by S. Behrman against Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company. From judgment for plaintiff the defendant appeals. cite: Carrier has right to adopt reasonable regulations: 4 R. C. L., Sec. 138. What constitutes delivery to carrier: Moore on Carriers (2nd Ed.), Vol. I, 174-5; 77 S. E., 994; 72 S. E. 463. cites: Carrier may accept goods even before bill of lading is issued: 38 111., 354; 87 Am. Dec., 301; 81 111., 511; 36 N. Y. Sup. Ct., 527. What amounts to a delivery: 73 Ala., 396; 49 Am. Rep., 54.
1Opinion of the Court
November 4, 1921. The opinion of the Court was delivered by The agreed statement of facts set out in the case is as follows:
"This is an action by S. Behrman, plaintiff, against Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, defendant, for the
Authorities discussing the question as to what constitutes delivery of freight to carrier, are collated in notes in 32 L.R.A. (N.S.) 313 and L.R.A. 1916C, 608. value of one bale of cotton, alleged to have been delivered by plaintiff to defendant at Monck's Corner, S.C. on or about November 20, 1915, for shipment to Charleston, S.C., and not accounted for to…
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