Ross v. Indiana Natural Gas & Oil Co.

— Walter L. Ross, receiver of the Toledo, St.Louis andWestern Railroad Company, instituted this action to recover demurrage. The trial resulted in a general finding and judgment for the appellee.

The railroad company is a common carrier, engaged in the transportation of freight by rail. Sixty-seven cars loaded with coal and consigned to appellee were brought by appellant’s railroad to its station at Green-town. All of these cars, except five, represented interstate shipments. Appellee maintained a plant about two and one-half miles west of Greentown. Upon the arrival of the cars, appellant’s…