Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Williams

Opinion of the Court by

William Rogers Clay,

Commissioner — Affirming.

Plaintiff, E. M. Williams, brought this action against defendants, Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company and *115Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, to recover the sum of $331.43 on account of alleged shortage in the weight of coal transported by them to Frankfort, Kentucky, from points in West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky. The law and facts were submitted to the court, and judgment rendered in favor of plaintiff against both defendants. The railroad companies appeal.

There are 38 carloads of coal involved. The bills of lading…