ISBN: 9781130579154

Livres de poche

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 354 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.7in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Pur… Plus…

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 354 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.7in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 Excerpt: . . . or inspection bureau. 51 I. C. C. Substantially the only evidence introduced by complainant in support of its contention consists of exhibits relating to individual shipments and embracing statements of weights upon which settlement was made with the purchasers of the hay; statements of sworn weighers; statements signed by weighers of the New York Hay Exchange Association; and one unsigned hay delivery tally sheet of a delivering carrier at New York. Correspondence with various hay merchants at several eastern markets was submitted to show that it was the practice of carriers to make corrections in freight charges to basis of outturn weight. This correspondence is general in character and does not show that the carriers, in making adjustments to the basis of the outturned weights at destination, fail to comply with the express terms of the governing tariffs. No one appeared at the hearing who could testify of his own knowledge as to the weights of the shipments or who was present when any of them were weighed; nor was evidence introduced concerning the accuracy of the scales used in determining the weights relied upon by the complainant or to show that the scales were properly tested and kept in good order by competent inspectors. The carriers were not represented at the hearing. The correspondence of record shows, however, that reweighing at destinations was not done under the supervision of the carriers or the other agencies specifically named in the governing tariff, and for that reason correction of the scale weights ascertained at or near the points of origin could not lawfully be made to the basis of the outturn weights at destinations. We find that the evidence introduced by the complainant is insufficient, and an order dismissing the compl. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub<