Sunset Pacific Oil Co. v. Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad

This is an action brought to recover $780 excess freight charges. The complaint was filed September 14, 1929, and alleges certain carload shipments made within four years last past, commencing September 22, 1925, and ending May 4, 1926, on which plaintiff “was required by defendant to pay, and did pay, to said defendant the sum of $2.70 more per ear than said defendant had agreed in writing”, to charge and collect for the transportation service so performed. It is alleged in the complaint that at the time of the delivery of each of the shipments involved the Julian Petroleum Corporation…