Michigan Central Railroad v. Edwards

Graves, Ch. J.

The defendant in error sued in general assumpsit to recover back what he claimed to be excessive charges paid under protest for transporting lumber. He recovered a verdict, and the company brought error. The objections are presented in a bill of exceptions, which contains all the evidence and the judge’s charge. The transaction in controversy arose in connection with the Jackson, Lansing & Saginaw Railroad, operated by the plaintiffs in error, and by them called the Saginaw division of the Michigan Central Railroad. The case can be better understood by> adverting to a few…