Louis Hoffman Co. v. Western Smelting & Refining Co.

On December 31, 1946, plaintiff, a corporation with its principal place of business in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, brought this action in the district court for Douglas County, Nebraska, against defendant, a corporation with its principal place of business in Omaha, to recover $1,923.97, representing an alleged net weight shortage in a carload shipment of aluminum purchased from defendant, and an alleged overcharge of freight thereon, both of which items had been paid by plaintiff.

On February 21, 1947, defendant filed its answer in the nature of a general denial. The case was set for trial on…