Pennsylvania Railroad v. Puritan Coal Mining Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP ■ PENNSYLVANIA. In March 1908, the Puritan Coal Mining Company brought suit in the Court of Common Pleas of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for damages caused by the latter’s failure to furnish cars needed for the transportation of coal.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP ■ PENNSYLVANIA. In March 1908, the Puritan Coal Mining Company brought suit in the Court of Common Pleas of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for damages caused by the latter’s failure to furnish cars needed for the transportation of coal. On November 21, 1908, the plaintiff filed a "Statement of Claim” in which it was alleged that the defendant was a common carrier of freight between points within the State of Pennsylvania and as such bound to furnish shippers with adequate facilities for the transportation…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lamar
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, an interstate carrier, was sued in a state court for damages caused by its failure to furnish the Puritan Company with cars in which to load coal for shipment to points within and without the State. The pleadings alleged not only that the carrier had failed to perform its duty to furnish cars, but that in violation of a state statute it had unjustly discriminated against the Puritan Company by failing to distribute cars in accordance with the carrier’s own rule that, in time of shortage, they should be allotted to the coal companies on the basis of mine…
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