Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. Gray's Ferry Abattoir Co.

Citations

• 27 Pa. Super. 511
• 1905 Pa. Super. LEXIS 92

Syllabus

<p>Common carriers — Carriers—Railroads—Demurrage for cars — Reasonable rules.</p> <p>A carrier by rail may establish a rule fixing a reasonable rate for the detention of cars after a sufficient period for unloading, without specific notice to the shippers or consignees.</p> <p>It is the duty of a person dealing with a railroad company, unless relieved therefrom by agreement, to provide himself with the necessary facilities for the prompt unloading and return of the company’s cars. If the number of cars consigned to him is so large as to make this impracticable, he should limit his shipments to his capacity for dealing with them, or pay charges for delay.</p> <p>From the usual methods of business, the defendant must be presumed to have controlled the quantity of freight shipped on its own order.</p>