Tennessee Supreme Court January 12, 1901 (Swan v. Railroad)

Wilkes, J.

This is an action ■ for the value of some stone, and the freight paid on the same, upon the theory that the stone was shipped to plaintiff over the defendant road, hut was converted by the road, and plaintiff deprived of the same.

*230The suit was brought before a Justice of the Peace. The defense was, in effect, the same- as under a plea of general issue.