Hull Daily Mail, Friday, 18 December 1885 (and various other newspapers)

Denaby Main Coal Co v Manchester, Sheffld & Lincs Railway
House of Lords

the House of Lords gave judgement yesterday in the appeal of the Denaby Main Coal Company against the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire railway, who raised the question of the legality of the railway company carrying coal for Messrs Josse and Messrs Bannister, of Hall, Grimsby and Goole, from the South Yorkshire coalfield, but less rate than they charged appellants, the allegation being that the reductions were made on the special circumstances and to meet a particular trade.

The practical effects of the judgements, so far as the public is concerned is that, in respect of equality of charges under the second section of the Railway and Canal Act, like circumstances must be shown between the same termini

Without equal circumstances there could not be equal charges.

It was remitted to an arbitrator to ascertain whether the colliery company, was entitled to rebate in respect of certain coal sent to Grimsby, but neither party was allowed expenses, treatment in the main being for the railway company.