Thompson v. Yazoo & Mississippi Valley R.

Citations

• 104 Miss. 852
• 61 So. 825

Syllabus

<p>Carriers. Connecting carriers. Furnishing notations. Code 1906, section 4853.</p> <p>Section 4853, Code 1906, providing that, if a common carrier receive freight for further transportation and delivery within this state from another carrier on any contract express, or implied, for continuous carriage, and it arrives at the place of delivery in a broken or damaged condition or some part thereof be lost or destroyed the last carrier shall on demand furnish the consignee, or other person interested, true copies of all notations, etc., entered on the books of each carrier touching the receipt and handling of such freight in transit, has no application where the last carrier never received the property which is the subject of the suit.</p>