New Jersey & New York Railroad v. United States

The plaintiff brings this suit to recover the sum of $84,-763.18, representing the difference between the amounts paid to it by the United States through the Post Office Department and the amounts which it alleges should have been paid to it as a separately operated railroad less than 50 miles in length.

In paragraph 2 of the petition it is alleged:

“ By the act of Congress approved July 28, 1916, United States Code, title 39, section 541, your petitioner was, and since the effective date of said act has been, required' to transport over its line such mail matter as has been offered by the…