Jarka Corp. v. Pennsylvania R. Co.

PARKER, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by a stevedoring company in an action brought against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to recover for services in “barring” or “re-spotting” railroad cars in connection with the loading and unloading of vessels in the port of Baltimore. The case was tried by the court without a jury. D.C., 42 F.Supp. 371. The facts may be stated briefly as follows:

The case relates to rail carriage of heavy freight carried in open top cars from inland points to Baltimore and from Baltimore to inland points, and, in the one case, loaded from cars to ships and, in the…