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MELLON v. ARKANSAS LAND CO.

No. 73.

275 U.S. 460 (1928)

MELLON, DIRECTOR GENERAL, v. ARKANSAS LAND & LUMBER CO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 3, 1928.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. J.Q. Mahaffey for petitioner.

Mr. E.F. McFaddin for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE SANFORD delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question in this case relates to the construction and effect of the provision in § 206 of the Transportation Act, 1920,1 which permitted suits on causes of action that had arisen during the Federal control of railroads to be brought thereafter against an Agent designated by the President. This section, in so far as here material, provided

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