[DOWNLOAD] "William Danzer & Company v. Gulf & Ship Island Railroad Company" by Supreme Court of the United States ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: William Danzer & Company v. Gulf & Ship Island Railroad Company
- Author : Supreme Court of the United States
- Release Date : January 08, 1925
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 74 KB
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Plaintiff in error brought this action to recover the amount of damages awarded against defendant in error by the Interstate Commerce Commission. August 30, 1917, at Lyman, Mississippi, the Ingram-Day Lumber Company delivered to defendant in error a carload of lath consigned to the V. W. Long Lumber Company at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The shipment was directed to be moved via a line of the Norfolk & Western Railway Company through Hagerstown, Maryland. On the day the shipment was made, plaintiff bought the lath, and in due time received the bill of lading. Defendant misrouted the car; and in consequence plaintiff suffered damages. February 14, 1921, -- after the expiration of the two-year period prescribed for filing claims for damages, -- plaintiff made complaint for reparation to the Interstate Commerce Commission against defendant and three connecting carriers. May 18, 1922, the commission made its report and order. The contention on the part of the carriers, that plaintiffs right expired before the passage of the Transportation Act, 1920, c. 91, 41 Stat. 456, and was not revived by § 206 (f), was overruled. The commissions order authorized and directed the defendant, on or before August 2, 1922, to pay $307.15 with interest to plaintiff as reparation for damages sustained in consequence of the misrouting. Defendant failed to pay the award, and this suit was brought, May 7, 1923. The complaint set forth the facts above