Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad v. Colonial Steel Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 16, Oct. T., 1915, by plaintiff, from judgment of O. P. Allegheny Co., April T., 1912, Docket “C,” No. 2675, for defendant awarding certificate for amount of counterclaim set forth in affidavit of defense, in case Of Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company v. Colonial Steel Company. Assumpsit for freight charges. Rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense. Before Evans, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts.
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Appeal, No. 16, Oct. T., 1915, by plaintiff, from judgment of O. P. Allegheny Co., April T., 1912, Docket “C,” No. 2675, for defendant awarding certificate for amount of counterclaim set forth in affidavit of defense, in case Of Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company v. Colonial Steel Company. Assumpsit for freight charges. Rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense. Before Evans, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The affidavit of defense set up a counterclaim for $9,-088.42 and demanded a certificate for that amount. The court decided that the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Brown,
In May, 1901, the Colonial Steel Company, then in process of organization, contemplated the erection of a plant for the manufacture of steel, on the line of the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Eailroad, and one James W. Brown, acting on its behalf, entered into negotiations with the railroad company for an agreement covering rates to and from the proposed site of the plant at South Monaca, this State. The negotiations resulted in the making of a contract on May 15,1901, between the railroad company and Brown, which, on the 13th of the following month, was assigned to…
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