C., M. & ST. P. RY. v. UNITED STATES

No. 83.

267 U.S. 403 (1925)

CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAILWAY COMPANY v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 2, 1925.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Benjamin Carter, for appellant.

Mr. Blackburn Esterline, Assistant to the Solicitor General, for the United States, submitted.


MR. JUSTICE BUTLER delivered the opinion of the Court.

Appellant brought this action, October 29, 1917, to recover the amounts by which freight charges on certain materials transported over its railroad were reduced by the application of government land-grant rates. All the freight was transported on government bills of lading and moved in whole or in part by the use of appellant's land-aided lines of railroad. The shipments, including coal, sand, cement, piling and...

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