Legal Opinion
Griffin v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided April 5, 1948No. 45622PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LITTLETON, Judge.
The railroad for which the plaintiffs are receivers is a common carrier,, and, during the period April 1, 1931, to February 28, 1938, here involved, as such a carrier transported mails for the Government. 39 U.S. C.A. §§ 537-539.
The mails were not transported under special contracts, as had been the practice in earlier times, but were carried under and pursuant to the provisions of the Railway Mail Pay Act of July 28, 1916, 39 Stat. 412, on the basis of car space authorized and distance moved.
This Act provided, Id. 429, 39 U.S.C.A. § 541:
“All railway common carriers are…
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- Jacobs v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- United States v. North American Transportation & Trading Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1920
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