BUTLER v. CENTRAL OF GA. RY. CO.

34359.

87 Ga. App. 492 (1953)

74 S.E.2d 395

BUTLER v. CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY COMPANY.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided January 28, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pittman & Greene, for plaintiff in error.

Frank Love, Edward E. Dorsey, Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy, contra.


FELTON, J.

The question for decision is whether the defendant, under the allegations of the petition, was negligent in not discovering and remedying or informing the consignee or its employees of the dangerous condition of the contents of the freight car. The answer to such question requires an examination of the duty owed by an ultimate or receiving carrier to inspect the contents of a loaded freight car before it is delivered to the consignee.

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