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SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. v. UNITED STATES

No. 805.

270 U.S. 103 (1926)

SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 1, 1926.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Solicitor General Mitchell, for the United States, in support of the motion.

Messrs. William R. Harr and Charles H. Bates for the appellant, in opposition thereto.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE TAFT delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Southern Pacific Company filed a petition in the Court of Claims seeking to recover compensation for the transportation of impedimenta carried with troop trains of the United States. It asked for a judgment of $42,734.97. After a hearing on the evidence, the Court of Claims gave judgment for the Company in the sum of $498.38. This judgment was entered May 11, 1925. On July 10, 1925, the plaintiff filed...

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