JOURNAL & TRIBUNE CO. v. UNITED STATES

No. 86.

254 U.S. 581 (1921)

THE JOURNAL AND TRIBUNE COMPANY v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 24, 1921.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Benjamin Carter for appellant.

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Davis for the United States.


MR. JUSTICE PITNEY delivered the opinion of the court.

This suit was brought to recover moneys paid for the transportation of newspapers in the mails, upon the ground that they were paid under mistake of fact. The Court of Claims dismissed the petition. 53 Ct. Clms. 612.

The facts are as follows: Claimant was engaged in publishing at Knoxville, Tennessee, a daily morning newspaper having a circulation in eastern Tennessee and adjacent parts of Virginia and...

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