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C. & O. RY. CO. v. WESTINGHOUSE CO.

Nos. 170 and 171.

270 U.S. 260 (1926)

CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY v. WESTINGHOUSE, CHURCH, KERR & CO., INC. MELLON, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF RAILROADS, v. WESTINGHOUSE, CHURCH, KERR & CO., INC.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 1, 1926.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Sherlock Bronson and David H. Leake, with whom Messrs. Walter Leake and A.A. McLaughlin were on the brief, for petitioners.

Mr. Wirt T. Marks, Jr., with whom Messrs. Henry W. Anderson and Thomas B. Gay were on the brief, for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE BRANDEIS delivered the opinion of the Court.

These actions were brought in a state court of Virginia to recover amounts alleged to be due for the use of an engine and crew rented or assigned by the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company to Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Co., Inc., under a contract made in September, 1917. The latter corporation was engaged in construction work for the Government on premises at...

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