Peycke Bros. Commission Co. v. Davis

This is a suit in damages to recover loss sustained on a carload of onions shipped from New York City on January 2, 1920, and diverted to Omaha, Nebr.

Plaintiff is a corporation engaged in the commission business with headquarters at Kansas City, Mo. Defendant was Director General of Railroads, designated by the President of the United States under the provisions of section 206 of the Transportation Act of 1920. The petition, filed January 17, 1922, in the circuit court of Jackson County, is in two counts. The first charges:

“That the railroads and systems of transportation over whose lines or…