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Whaley v. Railroad Co.

Supreme Court of South Carolina
Nov 9, 1909
84 S.C. 189 (S.C. 1909)

Opinion

7365

November 9, 1909.

Before DeVORE, J., Charleston, April, 1909. Affirmed.

Action by T.W. Whaley against the Atlantic Coast Line R.R. Co. From order of nonsuit, plaintiff appeals.

Messrs. Legare, Holman Baker, for appellant, cite: 50 Ala., 350; 22 L.R.A., 429; 19 S.C. 353. Mr. W. Huger FitzSimons, contra, cites: Code of Proc., 132, 134; 15 Ency. P. P., 468, 484, 499, 500, 504, 707, 710, 712; Hutch. Car., secs. 1304, 1320; 8 How., 429; 43 S.C. 461; 79 S.C. 158; 14 S.C. 112.


November 9, 1909. The opinion of the Court was delivered by


A consignee has no cause of action against a carrier for failure to deliver goods consigned for sale by him as agent of the consignor, the title being in the consignor. Parker v. Jacobs, 14 S.C. 112; Hill v. R.R. Co., 43 S.C. 461, 22 S.E., 337; Matheson v. Ry., 79 S.C. 155, 60 S.E., 437.

Judgment affirmed.


Summaries of

Whaley v. Railroad Co.

Supreme Court of South Carolina
Nov 9, 1909
84 S.C. 189 (S.C. 1909)
Case details for

Whaley v. Railroad Co.

Case Details

Full title:WHALEY v. ATLANTIC COAST LINE R.R. CO

Court:Supreme Court of South Carolina

Date published: Nov 9, 1909

Citations

84 S.C. 189 (S.C. 1909)
65 S.E. 1022

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