Atlantic Coast Line R. v. Columbia Salvage Corp.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Acting Justice R.. O. Purdy.

Columbia Salvage Corporation, with its office in New York, had plants in the different parts of the country for salvaging war ammunition, and had a plant at Charleston. On April 13, 1922, an explosion occurred at this plant, resulting in damaging or destroying a large number of cars belonging to the' Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, and the Railroad Company brought suit against the Salvage Corporation, claiming $35,000 as damages for the injuries done to its property, and on May 11, 1922, caused an attachment to be…