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CHARLESTON &c. RY. CO. v. MERRY BROS. &c.

33849.

86 Ga. App. 104 (1952)

70 S.E.2d 798

CHARLESTON & WESTERN CAROLINA RAILWAY CO. v. MERRY BROTHERS BRICK & TILE CO.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided May 7, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph B. Cumming, for plaintiff.

Fulcher & Fulcher, for defendant.

CARLISLE, J.

1. "Tariffs, like statutes, have the force of law; like statutes, they must be expressed in clear and plain terms, so that those dealing with and governed by them may understand them and act advisedly. Swift v. U. S. (C. C. A.) 255 F. 291. They may not be contrived in catchpenny terms to catch the ignorant and unwary. If they are ambiguous, or permit of two meanings the shipper may construe them in...

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