Hall v. Pennsylvania Railroad
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, Nos. 337 and 352, Jan. T., 1914, by plaintiff and defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 5, Philadelphia Co., June T., 1906, No. 4858, on reduced verdict for plaintiff, in case of Samuel D. Hall v.- The Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Trespass to recover damages for unlawful discrimination in freight rates charged by a railroad company. Before Martin, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts.
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Appeals, Nos. 337 and 352, Jan. T., 1914, by plaintiff and defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 5, Philadelphia Co., June T., 1906, No. 4858, on reduced verdict for plaintiff, in case of Samuel D. Hall v.- The Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Trespass to recover damages for unlawful discrimination in freight rates charged by a railroad company. Before Martin, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $25,870.Q2 single damages and $25,219.17 damages for delay in payment. The court subsequently entered judgment for defendant n. o. v. for all of the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Frazer,
Plaintiff, a retail coal dealer, sued to recover damages from defendant for unlawful discrimination in freight rates for coal hauled between the anthracite coál regions and the City of Philadelphia. The action was brought February 1,1906, and the damages claimed were for a period of alleged discrimination between June 1, 1891, and July 23,1901. The original statement claimed damages to the extent of $100,000, which plaintiff alleged he suffered by reason of the fact that defendant “did charge, demand and receive from plaintiff for the transportation of said coal a…
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