New York Central Railroad v. Maloney

Plaintiff brought this action to recover a bill of freight charges due and owing for the transportation of three cars oL bituminous coal. Defendant does not dispute the propriety of the charges sued for but sets up a counterclaim for an amount equal ■ to that sued for by the plaintiff. The question of the counterclaim ■ will, therefore, be considered.

Sometime previous to the movement of the cars mentioned in • the complaint, two other cars were shipped from Cumberland - Mines, Pennsylvania. The shippers were “ Moore Brothers Fuel Company account of Byrne Fuel Company.” They were con-' signed…