Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Rebman & Clark
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Craig county in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiffs. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
We have here under review a judgment of the Circuit Court of Craig county in favor of Rebman and Clark against the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, the defendant below, rendered on demurrer to the evidence.
*72The material facts, which are undisputed, are these: On July 16, 1913, the plaintiffs delivered to the defendant at New Castle, Virginia, two carloads of lambs for shipment to Jersey City, New Jersey, under the “Uniform Live Stock Contract” (in force at that time, but since invalidated by the Cummins act of March 4, 1915, amending the interstate commerce act, which interdicts agreements…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. SteeleSupreme Court of Virginia · 1915
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