Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-12-06 | Page 11 | Supreme Court Affirms

Twf Supremo Court Affirms, OfeyASHINGTON, Dec. 5. Tn an opinion ny-Justice Peckham. tho Supremo court itti.thf I pltd Slates today affirmed the "eclslon of th Circuit Court of Appeals 9r the Second circuit In tho case of the Torthern Paclllc Railway company gainst the Trading company. Tho latter ompany brought the notion to secure jftnages for delay In the transportation (Mjplg lead from the United States ' to Japan during the Japanese-Chinese war on account of which the company failed to secure tho high price for lead prevailing prevail-ing In Japan at tho lime. The Court of Appenls awarded tho damages as elalmed, but the railroad company resisted the verdict ver-dict on the ground that lead was contraband con-traband of war and Uh shipment prohibited prohibit-ed by a deputy collector at the port of Ta-coma. Ta-coma. Wash , whence tho shipment was to have been made. The court refused to accept this view.