Burroughs v. Norwich & Worcester Railroad

The railroad of the defendant corporation extends from Worcester in this Commonwealth to New London in the state of Connecticut. The Norwich and New York Transpor *27tation Company is a corporation established in Connecticut, owning and running steamboats between New London and the city of New York. The two corporations carried on the business of transporting goods for hire by means of said railroad and steamboats under a written contract between them; and advertised the route thus formed as the Norwich Line, to distinguish it from other lines to and from New York; and freight tariffs, signed by…