United States v. Pacific Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEALS FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. These were appeals from the Court of Claims. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Field
The Pacific Railroad Company, the claimant in this case, is a corporation created under the laws of Missouri, and is frequently designated as the Pacific Railroad of that state, to distinguish it from the Central Pacific Railroad Company incorporated under the laws of California, and the Union Pacific Railroad Company incorporated under an act of Congress, each of which is sometimes referred to as the Pacific Railroad Company.
' From the 14th of August, 1867, to the 22d of July, 1872, it rendered services ■ by the transportation of passengers and freight, for which the United States are…
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