Illinois Central Railroad v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Ref Grier’s statement of the case: The facts of the case and the averments of the petition to which defendants demur are sufficiently set forth in the opinion of the court. In this case the issue of law is a. very narrow one and it can best be considered by looking first to the question as to what the obligation of the railroad company is towards the United States with respect to furnishing transportation based upon land grants ma'de to the road.
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The Ref Grier’s statement of the case: The facts of the case and the averments of the petition to which defendants demur are sufficiently set forth in the opinion of the court. In this case the issue of law is a. very narrow one and it can best be considered by looking first to the question as to what the obligation of the railroad company is towards the United States with respect to furnishing transportation based upon land grants ma'de to the road. The grants to the road were made by the United States on conditions “that the said railroad and branches shall be and remain a public highway…
1Opinion of the CourtHay, Judge
The claimant in this case, the Illinois Central Railroad Company, is suing for the recovery of $49.19, it being the amount deducted from the sum of $93.25, the amount charged by the claimant for the transportation of two horses and an enlisted man, in whose charge they were, from Texas City, Tex., to Murpheysboro, Ill. The two horses were the projiertjr of First Lieut. Guy L. Qualls, Medical Corps, U. S. Army. Lieut. Qualls had been ordered for service over the seas. The defendant demurred to the petition on the ground that the allegations of the petition do not state a cause of action.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Laurey v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1897
- Sherlock v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1908
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