Smokeless Fuel Co. v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.

This is an action by notice of motion for judgment instituted on May 1, 1922, in the Circuit Court of the city of Newport News by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, hereafter called plaintiff, against the Smokeless Fuel Company, hereafter called defendant, to recover for car demurrage alleged to be due by defendant to the plaintiff for the months of January, February and September, 1921. The bill rendered defendant was stated in the notice as follows:

*18“1921 Demurrage War Tax Total

“Jan. $ 4,667.87 $140.04

“Feb. 5,464.83 163.94

“Sept. 225.00 6.75

$10,357.70 $310.73 $10,668.43”

The cause was…