WADLEY SOUTHERN RY. CO. v. GEORGIA

No. 27.

235 U.S. 651 (1915)

WADLEY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. GEORGIA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 11, 1915.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. T.M. Cunningham, Jr., with whom Mr. A.R. Lawton was on the brief, for plaintiff in error:

Mr. James K. Hines, with whom Mr. T.S. Felder, Attorney General of the State of Georgia, was on the brief, for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE LAMAR, after making the foregoing statement of facts, delivered the opinion of the court.

1. As a general rule, the carrier has the option to demand payment of freight in advance or on delivery. And, as there is a lien on the goods to secure the payment of charges, it is often a matter of indifference whether the freight is collected at the beginning or at the end of the transportation. The law has therefore always...

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