Legal Opinion
St. Louis, Kennett & Southeastern Railroad v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 2, 1925No. 229PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr.-. Justice Brandéis
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims which dismissed the petition on demurrer. The plaintiff owns a short-line railroad which.it operated, but which is alleged to have been under federal control from January 1 to July 1, 1918. Thé suit, was brought , to . recover, for that period, amounts representing the deficit in operating income, under maintenance of way and equipment charges, and the rental value of the. property, which are claimed under § 3 of the Federal Control Act, March 21, 1918, c. 25, 40 Stat. 451, 454.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Speidel v. HenriciSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Chicot County v. SherwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- United States v. AmesSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- McClure v. Township of OxfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Rishel v. Pacific Mut. Life Ins. Co. of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1935
- Leggett v. Montgomery Ward & Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1949
- G. S. Johnson Co. v. N. Sauer Milling Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1938
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