Lancaster v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporter's statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. Plaintiffs are the receivers, duly appointed, qualified, and acting, of the Texas and Pacific Railway Company, a corporation duly incorporated under acts of Congress.
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The Reporter's statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. Plaintiffs are the receivers, duly appointed, qualified, and acting, of the Texas and Pacific Railway Company, a corporation duly incorporated under acts of Congress. At the times of the different transactions hereinafter set forth in these findings of fact they operated and still operate a system of railways in the State of Texas and other States, doing business as a carrier of passengers and freight for hire and reward under tariffs duly filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission by…
1Opinion of the CourtDowNey, Judge
The plaintiff company, during 1917, furnished transportation for several movements of troops of the United States *290and, in connection therewith, moved as freight on Government bills of lading considerable quantities of Government property of the kinds usually accompanying troops and commonly called Army impedimenta. This latter transportation was as freight upon Government bills of lading, and six bills were rendered therefor to Army disbursing officers at the proper rates under applicable freight tariffs and paid as rendered. On June 18, 1918, several months subsequent to the payment of these…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1917
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