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YAZOO & MISS. R.R. v. GREENWOOD GRO. CO.

No. 54.

227 U.S. 1 (1913)

YAZOO & MISSISSIPPI VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY v. GREENWOOD GROCERY COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 20, 1913.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Edward Mayes and Mr. Charles N. Burch, with whom Mr. Blewett Lee and Mr. H.D. Minor were on the brief, for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Harry Peyton for defendant in error

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the court.

The Grocery Company was permitted in the state courts to offset against a claim for demurrage, its claim against the Railroad Company for penalties aggregating $58 for delays in delivering cars to the Grocery Company, the consignee thereof, at the completion of interstate transportation, the right to which penalties arose from certain rules of the Railroad Commission of Mississippi copied in the margin.

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