Western Maryland Railway Co. v. Cross

Meredith, Judge :

Plaintiff recovered a judgment in assumpsit against defendant for $161.50, the aggregate of principal and interest of'a freight charge for carrying a car of coal from Angle Siding, Mineral County, to Greenwich Piers, Philadelphia.

Defendant insists that his demurrer to plaintiff's declaration should have been sustained. The declaration shows *10that plaintiff is an'interstate carrier and with its connections •forms a continuous line of railroad from Angle Siding to Greenwich Coal Piers; that it had certain tariff rates in effect fixing the cost of carrying coal, and the rate…