Alton Iron & Metal Co. v. Wabash Railway Co.

Appellee, the Alton Iron and Metal Company, began suit in the municipal court of Chicago against appellant, the Wabash Railway Company, to recover shortages upon two car-loads of freight. There was a trial before the court without a jury, judgment was rendered against appellant for $151.63, which has been affirmed by the Appellate Court for the First District, and a further appeal has been prosecuted to this court on a certificate of importance.

On October 4, 1922, two car-loads of scrap iron were shipped from Rayville, Louisiana, by the Mengel Company, consigned to the shipper at Chicago. Two…