Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. Shoemake

The plaintiff brought this suit to recover the sum of $105, demurrage charges for the detention of three loaded cars for thirty-five days each at one dollar per day per car, and $4.25, the cost of unloading the cars. The defendants pleaded a counterclaim for demurrage charges in a like amount, and for damages. The case was submitted to the trial court upon an agreed statement of facts. The facts essential to a correct understanding of the case are these; The plaintiff is a common carrier of state and interstate freight and passengers. In pursuance of a written order therefor, it placed three…