Case Name: RIGO MANUFACTURING COMPANY v. B. D. PRIDGEN et al.
Court: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jurisdiction: North Carolina
Decision Date: 1939-03-08
Citations: 215 N.C. 247
Docket Number: 
Parties: RIGO MANUFACTURING COMPANY v. B. D. PRIDGEN et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: North Carolina Reports
Volume: 215
Pages: 247–248

Head Matter:
RIGO MANUFACTURING COMPANY v. B. D. PRIDGEN et al.
(Filed 8 March, 1939.)
Carriers § 10—
An action against a carrier by the consignor to recover the value of certain shipments of goods rejected by the consignee is properly dismissed when instituted without any prior notice or claim of loss having been filed with the carrier as required by the bill of lading as a condition precedent.
Appeal by plaintiff from Bone, J., at November Term, 1938, of WILSON.
Civil action by consignor to recover of consignee and delivering carrier $181.73 value of three interstate shipments of goods.
On 8 March, 1935, on 5 September, 1935, and again on 3 February, 1936, tbe plaintiff delivered to tbe Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Eailway Company at Nashville, Tenn., a shipment of goods consigned to B. D. Pridgen, Wilson, N. C., taking therefor on each occasion a uniform straight bill of lading.
There is evidence tending to show tbat tbe delivering carrier tendered tbe goods to tbe consignee, who rejected them, and tbe record is silent as to what became of tbe shipment.
This action was instituted 7 September, 1937, without any prior notice or claim of loss having been filed with tbe Atlantic Coast Line Eailroad Company, as required by tbe bills of lading.
In the court of first instance, tbe plaintiff was awarded judgment against tbe carrier and a nonsuit entered in favor of tbe consignee.
From tbis judgment, the carrier appealed to the Superior Court, where “a voluntary nonsuit was taken as to B. D. Pridgen,” and the court sustained a motion for judgment as in case of nonsuit in favor of the A. C. L. Railroad Company.
Prom this latter judgment, the plaintiff appeals, assigning error.
B. M. Hill and Connor & Connor for plaintiff, appellant.
F. S. Spruill, W. A. Townes, and Finch, Rand & Finch for defendant A. C. L. Railroad Company.

Opinion:
Pee CuRiAM.
As plaintiff failed to comply with the requirements of notice set out in each hill of lading and designated "as a condition precedent to recovery," its action against the carrier was properly dismissed. St. Sing v. Express Co., 183 N. C., 405, 111 S. E., 710; Culbreth v. R. R., 169 N. C., 723, 86 S. E., 624.
Affirmed.