Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims dis- • missing a petition on demurrer.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sanford
The Railroad Company filed its petition in the Court of Claims asking judgment for the amount of certain “ extraordinary expenses ” which it claimed to have incurred in constructing a branch railroad to the Ordnance Depot at Curtis Bay, Maryland, under “ an informal or implied agreement ” with officers of the War Department for the reimbursement of such expenses by "the United States. The Dent Act, March 2, 1919, c. 94, 40 Stat. 1272. A demurrer to this petition was sustained. 56 Ct. Clms.. 377
The Allegations of the petition setting forth specifically “ the nature, terms and conditions ” of…
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