Baldwin v. Myers

GARDNER, Circuit Judge.

In this case, appellants, as trustees in bankruptcy and representatives of the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, brought this action against appellee upon two causes of action. In the first cause of action they seek to recover for an alleged undercharge on a shipment of oranges and grapefruit transported from Winter Haven, Fla., to Van Buren, Ark. In the second cause of action, they seek to recover for certain detention charges on sixteen cars held at Clarksville, Ark.

The record is a peculiar one. It contains what purports to be a bill of exceptions, comprising some…