Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Stuart's Draft Milling Co.

The following are the essential facts in this case: The defendant in error, the Stuart’s Draft Milling Company, which was the plaintiff in the trial court, is a domestic corporation, engaged in the manufacture and sale of flour at Stuart’s Draft, in Augusta county, Virginia. The plaintiff in error, the Norfolk and Western Eailway Company, which was the defendant in the lower court, is likewise a Virginia corporation, a common carrier employed in both intrastate and interstate commerce. Its road extends through the State of Virginia, and into the States of Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio,…