Great Northern Railway Company v. The United States

DURFEE, Judge.

In this case plaintiff, a common carrier by railroad, seeks to recover $24,474.90 in demurrage charges from the Government for the detention of 569 rail carloads of ammunition for cannon and other munitions during the period July 17, 1950, to October 14, 1950. These 569 Government-owned shipments moved under Government bills of lading from other states to Gold Bar, Washington, during the period in question.

Initially, the 569 shipments were consigned to the port of Mukilteo, Washington (located on the lines of plaintiff approximately 20 miles north of Seattle), and all 569…