WESTERN PAC. R.R. CO. v. UNITED STATES

No. 136.

255 U.S. 349 (1921)

WESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 7, 1921.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William C. Prentiss for appellant:

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Davis for the United States.


MR. JUSTICE McKENNA delivered the opinion of the court.

The basic proposition in this case, and most of its subsidiary considerations, are the same as in No. 134, ante, 339. It was argued at the same time as the latter case, and, as in that case, it is to recover amounts withheld by the accounting officers of the Government as land-grant deductions in settlements for transportation of the personal effects of Army officers...

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