Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL PROM THE COURT OP CLAIMS. Appeal from.'a judgment rejecting a claim against the Government for railway transportation.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Brandéis
delivered the. opinion of the court.
Most of the congressional land-grant acts provide, that - railroads so aided shall be “ free from toll or other charge upon the transportation of any property or troops of the United States.” Two of the lines of. railroad forming part of the Louisville and Nashville system were built with the aid of such, grants. For all transportation to which that' provision applies, the rates payable by the Government are now fixed at fifty per cent, of those charged private persons. See United States v. Union Pacific R. R. Co., 249 U. S. 354. The.…
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