Legal Opinion
Southern Pacific Co. v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 1, 1926No. 805PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mk. Chief Justice Taft
delivered the opinion of the' Court.
The Southern Pacific Company filed a petition in the Court of Claims seeking to recover compensation for the transportation of impedimenta carried with troop trains of the United States. It asked for a judgment of $42,-734.97. After a hearing on the evidence, the Court of-Claims gave judgment for the Company in the sum of $498.38. This judgment was entered May 11, 1925. On July 10, 1925, the plaintiff filed a motion for a new trial, which, on October 26, 1925, the court denied. On October 28, 1925, the Company filed a petition for an…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Andrews v. Virginian Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Southern Pacific Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Northwestern Public Service Co. v. PfeiferCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1929
- Chapman v. Federal Land Bank of Louisville, Ky.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1941