Seaboard Air Line Railway v. United States

This case is now under consideration upon its merits. When the case was originally before the court, we were of the opinion that the plaintiff company was the assignee of the claim in suit, and therefore not the proper party to sue. The Supreme Court reversed our decision upon this point and on Juty 13, 1921, remanded the case.

The plaintiff contends for a judgment amounting to $27,000, alleged to be clue on account of improper and unlawful deductions made from the total weight of freight transported with certain movements of troops during the Spanish war, and the misapplication of rates…