Oden-Elliott Lumber Co. v. Louisville N. R. Co.
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Circuit Court, Jefferson County; J. E. Blackwood, Judge. Action by the Oden-Elliott Lumber Company against the Louisville •& Nashville Railroad Company. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBricken, J.
This is an action for the recovery of $16S.63 in freight overcharges on five carloads of lumber. It appears that in December, 1913, the appellant contracted with tlie Gulf & Ship Island Railroad at Laurel, Miss., to haul the lumber from Laurel, Miss., to Highland Park, Ky., at an agreed rate of 19 cents; this rate was a lawful rate. The Gulf & Ship Island Railroad hauled the lumber to Jackson, Miss., where it was delivered to the Illinois Central Railroad, a connecting carrier, who hauled the lumber to Milan, Tenn., where it was delivered to the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, by…
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- Oden-Elliott Lumber Co. v. Louisville & N. R.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1918
- Oden-Elliott Lumber Co. v. Louisville & N. R.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1918