Dickey v. Maysville, Washington, Paris & Lexington Turnpike Road Co.

The only question presented for consideration in this case, is whether Milus W. Dickey, as the contractor for carrying the United States’ Mail from Maysville to Lexington, in this State, has the right, in execution of his engagement, to transport the mail in stage coaches on the turnpike road between those termini, without paying, to the use of the Turnpike Company, the rate of tollage exacted by it, under the authority of its charter, from other persons for the transit of their horses and carriages.

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