C. &. O. RY. CO. v. THOMPSON MFG. CO.

No. 178.

270 U.S. 416 (1926)

CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY v. THOMPSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 8, 1926.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. C.N. Davis, with whom Mr. C.W. Strickling was on the brief, for petitioner.

Mr. Henry Simms, with whom Mr. Lewis A. Staker was on the brief, for respondent.


MR. JUSTICE STONE delivered the opinion of the Court.

The respondent, a corporation, brought suit in the Circuit Court of Cabell County, West Virginia, to recover from petitioner, a common carrier, for damage to an interstate shipment of goods. The case was twice tried. See Thompson Manufacturing Co. v. Railroad, 93 W.Va. 3. The second trial before a jury resulted in a judgment for the respondent, which was...

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