Stahl Bros. v. Long Island Railroad

According to the complaint herein, the plaintiff made two shipments of machinery from Buffalo, N, Y., to Glen*487dale, Queens County, N. Y. The machinery was loaded in Buffalo on a freight car of the defendant Erie Railroad Company. When the machinery reached the defendant Long Island Railroad Company in Glendale, N. Y., it was found damaged. This suit for damages ensued, and the plaintiff now moves to examine both defendants in respect to the alleged negligence which caused the damage.

The defendants oppose the motion upon the ground that all shipments over the lines of the defendant Erie…