Louisville & N. R. Co. v. Williamson

FOSTER, Circuit Judge.

Appellant" brought this suit to recover $476.26 alleged to be an illegal rebate or an undercharge for transporting 500 bales of cotton linters from Decatur, Ala., to Savannah, Ga. A verdict was returned for defendant. Appellant had moved for a directed verdict on various grounds. The only error assigned is to the denial of this motion.

The following material facts are not in dispute: On July 6, 1927, defendant shipped over plaintiff’s line 500 bales of cotton linters from Decatur, Ala., to Savannah, Ga., which he had agreed to deliver compressed to high density. The…