New York Central Railroad v. Peak

This action was commenced by The New York Central Railroad Company as successor of The Lake Shore l& Michigan Southern Railway Company, before a justice of the peace, to recover an amount claimed to be due it from the defendant, Frederick O. Peak, by reason of an undercharge of freight made by it in a shipment of 15 horses from Boswell, Indiana, to Sylvania, Ohio. At the conclusion of the trial before the justice of the peace a motion was made by the plaintiff for a directed *400verdict in its favor, which was overruled, and an exception taken. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant and…