Barrett v. Russell

This is a motion for an injunction to prevent the defendant from instituting any actions in Pennsylvania against the plaintiff (as president of Adams Express Company) arising out of the loss of goods shipped to persons in Georgia and Alabama by shippers in blew. York.

The causes of action, it is • alleged, were assigned to defendant by the consignees at the request of the shippers, and the purpose of defendant in bringing or threatening to bring suit in Pennsylvania is alleged to be to evade the limitation of plaintiff’s liability for loss to fifty dollars on shipments where no value is…