Baltimore & O. R. v. Carnegie Steel Co.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
At Raw. Action by fhe Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company against the Carnegie Steel Company. On questions of law raised by affidavit of defense.
1Opinion of the Court
ORR, District Judge.
To the verified statement of claim in "this case, the defendant has filed an affidavit of defense for the purpose of raising a question of law. This is in conformity with the provisions of section 20 of the Pennsylvania Practice Act of 1915. P. L. 483-486, Under that section, if the question of law be decided against the defendant, the latter may file a supplemental affidavit of defense to the averments of fact within 15 days.
The action is brought by the railroad company to recover from the defendant compensation at its specific tariff rates for the transportation of slag,…
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- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Abilene Cotton Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Loomis v. Lehigh Valley RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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