Harris Truck Lines, Inc. v. Cherry Meat Packers, Inc.

The petition for writ of certiorari is granted and the judgment is vacated. Petitioner, a presently defunct interstate motor carrier which had its principal place of business in California, sued respondent, a shipper, in the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois for underpayment of freight charges. Respondent counterclaimed for damages to its freight. Local trial counsel was engaged for the suit by petitioner’s general counsel in *216Los Angeles. The trial court ultimately dismissed petitioner’s complaint and entered judgment for respondent for $11,347.52 on its counterclaim.…