Pennsylvania Railroad v. Bulah Shaft Coal Co.

Citations

• 42 Pa. Super. 187
• 1910 Pa. Super. LEXIS 313

Syllabus

<p>Railroads — Carriers—Detention of cars — Demurrage.</p> <p>1. 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-consignee.</p> <p>A ppeals — Paper-book—Printing evidence.</p> <p>2. On an appeal by plaintiff, a railroad company, from a judgment on a verdict for defendant, a coal company, where the suit is for a claim for demurrage of cars, and the case turns upon the construction of the rules of the Interstate Commerce Commission, the appellate court will not pass upon the question involved, if it appears that the rules of the Interstate Commerce Commission relating to the controversy, are not printed in the paper-book.</p>