Northern Pac. Ry. Co. v. United States

WILLIAMS, Judge.

Plaintiff, the Northern Pacific Railway Company, prior to March, 1920, was operated by the Director General of Railroads under the provisions of the act of March 21, 1918 (40 Stat. 5451), commonly known as the Federal Control Act. By agreement between - plaintiff and the Director General the. annual compensation paid plaintiff during the period of federal control was fixed at $30,130,068.81.

Upon the termination of federal control plaintiff accepted the provisions of -section 209 of the act of February 28, 1920 (41 Stat. 456, 464, 49 U.S.C.A. § 77), known as the Transportation…