Fall River Line Pier, Inc. v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad

This is an action of contract by Fall River . Line Pier, Inc. (Pier), against the railroad to recover quarterly rent of $6,000, for the period February 17 to May 16,1958, for pier premises leased to the railroad. The railroad filed a declaration in set-off asserting that Pier owed the railroad $4,536.98, with interest, for overpayment of rent for the preceding quarter. The only claim for jury trial was by Pier on the writ. Upon the filing of an auditor’s report, Pier insisted “upon its right to jury trial, previously claimed, and reserve [d] the right to introduce evidence of the [railroad’s]…