Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. LaDue

Plaintiff sued for freight charges on four cars of hay consigned to the defendants, amounting to $233.49. Defendants’ counterclaim alleged overcharges for freight on seven previous shipments of hay, which defendants had been compelled to pay .under protest in order to obtain delivery of such hay, amounting ‘to $256.50. . The court below gave defendants judgment for .the excess of the defendants’ counterclaim over plaintiff’s claim, with costs. Plaintiff appeals. The rates charged by plaintiff, both for the freight covered by plaintiff’s claim and for that covered by defendants’ counterclaim,…