Consolidated Rail Corp. v. Arthur G. Silk, Inc.

This is an action by Consolidated Rail Corporation (hereinafter ‘ ‘Conrail”) to recover from ArthurG. Silk,Inc. (hereinafter “Silk”), as consignee of ten rail shipments, $5,468.63 in penalty charges assessed against those ten shipments because each shipment contained fiberboard cartons1 not properly marked for identification and allegedly violated an applicable rail transportation tariff. Conrail assessed the penalty charges against the shipments consigned to Silk after receipt, on each shipment, of an inspection report by the Railroad Perishable Inspection Agency (hereinafter “RPIA”) stating…