Southern Railway Co. v. Montag
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Certiorari, from Fulton superior court — Judge Pendleton. Jan-' nary 29, 1907.
1Opinion of the CourtPowell, J.
It is unnecessary to state the facts; for the plaintiff in error plants his case squarely and solely upon the contention that if a carrier accepts a shipment for delivery beyond its terminus, on an express contract that the responsibility of each carrier shall terminate upon delivery of the goods to the next connecting carrier, the shipper can not make a prima facie case of liability against the initial carrier by showing delivery of the goods to it and non-delivery at destination, though a reasonable time for delivery has elapsed. Though the point is not free from doubt, we are constrained…
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