Venable Bros. v. Louisville & N. R. Co.

Citations

• 137 F. 981
• 1905 U.S. App. LEXIS 5027

Syllabus

<p>Cabbiebs—Action by Shippeb—Geobgia Statute.</p> <p>An action against a railroad company under Code Ga. 1895, §§ 2317, 2318, known as the “Tracing Act,” as construed by the Supreme Court of the state, is one for a penalty, and it cannot be converted into one on contract by an amendment of the declaration.</p>