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CHICAGO, ST. P. & c. RY. v. UNITED STATES

No. 133.

217 U.S. 180 (1910)

CHICAGO, ST. PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS AND OMAHA RAILWAY COMPANY v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 4, 1910.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Samuel A. Putman, with whom Mr. Charles W. Bunn was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. John Q. Thompson, Assistant Attorney General, with whom Mr. Philip M. Ashford was on the brief, for defendant in error.

Mr. JUSTICE McKENNA delivered the opinion of the court.

The question in this case is the legality of certain deductions made by the Postmaster General from the amount which, it is contended, is due appellant for carrying the mails between Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Sioux City, Iowa, over postal route No. 121,045. The appellant sought to recover the sum of forty thousand dollars ($40,000). The Court of Claims gave judgment...

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