Helm's Express, Inc. v. United States

STEEL, District Judge.

Plaintiff, a motor common carrier certified by the I.C.C., has sued the United States to recover freight charges of *522$5,195 foP transportation services performed for the United States. Since plaintiff seeks to recover upon either an express or implied contract, jurisdiction exists under 28 U.S.C. § 1346(a) (2). The charges were admittedly incurred but defendant has refused to pay them upon the ground that previously plaintiff had damaged a camera owned by defendant while transporting it to the defendant in Ohio after it had been repaired for defendant by Huebner'…