Pittsburgh, C., C. & St. L. Ry. Co. v. Freedom Oil Works
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
At Law. Action by the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company, against the Freedom Oil Works, a corporation. On rule for judgment for want of sufficient affidavit of defense.
1Opinion of the Court
THOMSON, District Judge.
In this action plaintiff seeks to recover certain storage charges, accruing under interstate shipments and by virtue of storage rules and charges applying to interstate shipments, which rules are duly filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission. An affidavit and supplemental affidavit of defense being filed, plaintiff moves for judgment for want of sufficient affidavit of defense. The facts of the case, which are either expressly admitted or not denied by the defendant, are as follows:
The plaintiff corporation is engaged as a common carrier of freight and passengers…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Swift & Co. v. Hocking Valley Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Southern Railway Co. v. PrescottSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Procter & Gamble Co. v. United StatesCommerce Court · 1911
- St. Louis, I. M. & S. Ry. Co. v. National Refining Co.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 1915
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. Waverly Oil Works Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1914