136 Ga. 538 | Ga. | 1911
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company operates a continuous line of railway between Lexington, Kentucky, and Atlanta, Georgia. On January 1, 1909, W. Z. Thompson turned over to the railway company at Lexington a car-load of hay, and the railroad company issued a bill of lading for the shipment. By the terms of the bill of lading the shipment was consigned to the shipper’s order, with direction to notify Southern Flour and Grain Company, Atlanta, Georgia. After the designation of the articles shipped in the bill of lading appears the following: “C/o. W. A.” The bill of lading issued to the consignor contained the following covenant: “The company agrees to carry said property to destination, if on its road; if said destination is not on its road and the company guarantees a through rate to destination, then it agrees to deliver said property to such other carrier on the route to destination as the company may select, but it does not agree to carry to any point beyond its own line, or be responsible beyond
Error is assigned upon the admission of parol evidence to interpret the character “C/o. W. A.” on the bill of lading. Parol
The evidence showing no conversion, on the part of the' carrier, the plaintiff was not entitled to recover possession of the freight without paying or tendering the freight charges.
Judgment reversed.