Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. United States

Plaintiff, a common carrier, transported during the years 1920, 1924, and 1925, at the request of officers of the War Department, various shipments of fixed ammunition, combination fuzes, and dummy hand grenades from Curtis Bay, Maryland, to the Government Proving Ground at Savanna, Illinois. The shipments were made on Government bills of lading and the plaintiff, as the last carrier, was entitled thereunder to be paid for the through service. Plaintiff accordingly submitted its bills to the proper officers, but was refused settlement by the General Accounting Office at the rates stated…