Dexter & Carpenter, Inc. v. Davis
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore; John C. Rose, Judge. Action at law by Dexter & Carpenter," Inc., against James C. Davis, Agent, etc. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
KNAPP, Circuit Judge.
In September and October, 1919, Dexter & Carpenter, Inc., plaintiff below and herein so called, shipped from certain mines in West Virginia a large quantity of coal, aggregating 23,508.05 tons, over the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Baltimore, Md., for export. All this coal was confiscated for railroad use before arriving at destination, some of it prior to October 31st, but the greater portion on or after that date. Plaintiff was paid for the coal the cost to it at the mines, and this suit is brought to recover the difference between that amount and the “just…
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