Order and judgment unanimously affirmed, with costs.
Memorandum:
In an action by a common carrier to recover freight charges, a shipper may not assert counterclaims arising out of transactions other than those upon which the claim for freight charges is based (New York Cent. R. R. Co. v Niagara Fruit Inds., 278 App Div 892). Special Term properly granted summary judgment to each plaintiff and severed defendants' counterclaims for later trial or other...
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