Lafayette & Indianapolis Railroad v. Pattison

—-This was an action by the appellee against the appellants to ‘recover alleged overcharges for freight paid by him to the appellants on cattle shipped from Chicago, Illinois, to Indianapolis, Indiana.

The complaint was in two paragraphs. The first paragraph alleged that the defendants were indebted to the plaintiff in the sum of two thousand dollars for money had and received by the defendants for the use of the plaintiff, which remained due and unpaid.

The second paragraph of the complaint alleged, in substance, that the defendants owned, controlled, and operated different railroads extending…