Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Park

Brailsford, Justice.

This is an action by the respondent railroad company to recover from the appellants the difference between the freight rates erroneously quoted and charged on three interstate shipments of sphagnum moss and the lawful rates published by it and connecting carriers and approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The first shipment was received on October 6, 1958, and the last on May 28, 1959. The railroad company first notified the appellants of the error on December 7, 1959. In the meantime, a fire loss of one shipment had been settled and the remainder sold at retail.…