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ATCHISON, T. & S.F. RY. v. UNITED STATES

No. 716.

225 U.S. 640 (1912)

ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 7, 1912.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Robert Dunlap, with whom Mr. Wm. R. Smith, Mr. Lee F. English, Mr. James L. Coleman and Mr. Gardiner Lathrop were on the brief, for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Joseph Stewart, with whom Mr. Assistant Attorney General John Q. Thompson, Mr. S.S. Ashbaugh and Mr. P.M. Cox were on the brief, for the United States.

MR. JUSTICE LAMAR delivered the opinion of the court.

The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad had a four-year contract with the Post-Office Department to carry the mail between Chicago and Kansas City. Payment was made on the basis of weight hauled and the speed with which the service was performed. The company also furnished sufficient "railway post office cars," sixty feet...

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