Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
On the Proofs. The Reporters’ statement of tbe case: The contract in this case was in the usual form, and involved no question of construction. The following are the facts as found by the court: I. The contracts annexed to and forming part of the petition, were executed by the parties for the transportation of the United States mails, as set forth in the petition. II.
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On the Proofs. The Reporters’ statement of tbe case: The contract in this case was in the usual form, and involved no question of construction. The following are the facts as found by the court: I. The contracts annexed to and forming part of the petition, were executed by the parties for the transportation of the United States mails, as set forth in the petition. II. The claimants carried th.e mails upon each of the routes prescribed by the contracts, during the term of four years, as required by the terms of the said contracts. III. The following circulars oyere seat, on the days of their…
1Opinion of the CourtNott, J.
Tbe material facts of this case are simply these: (1.) That the claimants are tbe owners and lessees of certain land-grant railroads. (2.) That in 1872, Congress; by the Revised Post-Office Act (17 Stat. L., p. 283), authorized the Postmaster-G-eneral to enter into' mail-transportation contracts with railroads, land-grant roads being neither specially included nor excluded from the operation of tbe authority. (3.) That in 1876 the Postmaster-General entered into a number of such contracts with the-claimants in tbe usual form and for the period of four years. (4.) That in 1876, Congress, by…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Garfielde v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Reeside v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Chicago, Milwaukee & Saint Paul Railroad v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1878
3Cited by1 opinion
- Illinois Central Railroad v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1883