Central Railroad v. Parry

Smith, P. J.,

In this case the defendant in his answer in the nature of a set-off and counterclaim raised questions of law. The plaintiff has taken a rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense.

The statement of claim substantially avers that the plaintiff, a New Jersey corporation, is engaged in interstate and intrastate business as a carrier of goods for hire; that the defendant, a resident of Philadelphia, is engaged in the business of buying and selling lumber; that the defendant, on April 17, 1929, shipped from Stephens, Ga., to himself at Pinewald, N. J., one carload…