Tacoma Grain Co. v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.

The lower court entered a judgment of dismissal for want of jurisdiction, on motion of respondent, in an action brought by the appellant against the respondent as a public carrier, on a repara*665tion order issued by the department of public works. On August 28, 1922, the department of public works, after hearing, ordered respondent to refund to appellant on or before September 20, 1922, $3,514, with interest, as the amount of overcharges found by the department to have been illegally exacted by respondent for demurrage. Nothing was paid by respondent upon this order within the time specified by…