Central Railroad v. MacCartney

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Pitney, J.

This writ of certiorari brings before us for review a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas, rendered on appeal from a judgment of the Court for tire Trial of Small Causes. The action was brought by the railroad company to recover an unpaid balance of transportation charges u]pon goods consigned and delivered to the defendants. The judgment in the Common Pleas was in favor of the plaintiff.

The facts of the case, as certified to us, are as follows: From July, 1897, to July, 1898, the defendants, MacCartnejr, McElroy & Company, were…