Sensenig v. Pennsylvania Railroad
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 187, Jan. T., 1909, by use plaintiff, from order of C. P. Lancaster Co., Aug. Term, 1897, No. 31, making absolute rule to strike his name from record in case of Levi Sensenig, to the use of Daniel H. Sensenig, v. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Rule to show cause why the name of the use plaintiff should not be stricken from the record. Before Hassler, J. The facts appear in the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court made the rule absolute.
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Appeal, No. 187, Jan. T., 1909, by use plaintiff, from order of C. P. Lancaster Co., Aug. Term, 1897, No. 31, making absolute rule to strike his name from record in case of Levi Sensenig, to the use of Daniel H. Sensenig, v. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Rule to show cause why the name of the use plaintiff should not be stricken from the record. Before Hassler, J. The facts appear in the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court made the rule absolute. Error assigned was the order of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potter,
Levi Sensenig brought this action under the Act of June 4, 1883, P. L. 72, to recover damages for discrimination against him in freight charges upon cattle shipped by him. In the statement originally filed he claimed to recover treble damages. He seemed not to be sure of his ground, and filed three amendments to his statement, in the last of which he averred damages to his business as proprietor of. a ‘stock yard by the rebates given a competitor, Stewart, and claimed damages in the sum of *171$24,432, without referring to the act of June 4, 1883, or stating that his…
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