Nashville, C. & St. L. Ry. v. Tennessee Mill Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM FRANKLIN. Appeal from the Chancery Court of Franklin County.— Hon. R. W. Smartt, Chancellor.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Green
delivered, the opinion of the Court.
This suit was brought by the complainant railway company to recover balance of freight charges due from defendant R. J. Riddle. Defendant interposed the statute of limitations to most of the demand and also filed a cross-*239bill seeking to offset claims of his against the railway company for overcharges and for loss and damage to shipments.
The chancellor gave to the complainant a decree for the balance of freight charges due it, overruled the defendant’s plea of the statute of limitations, and held that defendant was not entitled, to offset Ms claims against…
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