Fort Morgan Bean Co. v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Marshall, J.:

The plaintiff obtained judgment for a freight overcharge on a carload of beans shipped from Fort Morgan, Colo., to Safford, Ariz., and the defendant appeals.

The evidence consisted largely of an agreed statement of facts, as follows:

“It is hereby stipulated and agreed by and between the plaintiff, and defendant in the above-entitled cause, by and through their respective attorneys, that the following facts are true and that the proof thereof other than by this stipulation is hereby waived:

“1. That the plaintiff is a corporation duly…