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JACKSONVILLE, &C., R.R. CO. v. UNITED STATES

118 U.S. 626 (1886)

JACKSONVILLE, PENSACOLA AND MOBILE RAIL ROAD COMPANY v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 1, 1886.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. S.F. Phillips and Mr. A.J. Willard [Mr. S.M. Lake was with them on the brief], for appellant.

Mr. Assistant Attorney-General Watson, for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE FIELD delivered the opinion of the court.

The petitioner, the Jacksonville, Pensacola and Mobile Railroad Company, was incorporated under the laws of Florida, and aided in the construction of its road by a grant of land from the United States. The act making the grant contained a clause providing that the mails of the United States should be transported over the road and its branches under the direction of the Postmaster-General, at such price as Congress...

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