Wisconsin Central Railroad v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL EBOM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. An act of Congress of March 3, 1873, c. 231, 17 Stat. 556, prescribed the rates of compensation for the transportation of the mails on the basis of the average weight, and by an act of July 12, 1876, c. 179, 19 Stat. 78, the compensation was directed to be readjusted by the Postmaster General as specified on and after July 1, 1876. Section 13 of this act provided “ that railroad companies whose railroad was constructed in whole or in part by…
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APPEAL EBOM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. An act of Congress of March 3, 1873, c. 231, 17 Stat. 556, prescribed the rates of compensation for the transportation of the mails on the basis of the average weight, and by an act of July 12, 1876, c. 179, 19 Stat. 78, the compensation was directed to be readjusted by the Postmaster General as specified on and after July 1, 1876. Section 13 of this act provided “ that railroad companies whose railroad was constructed in whole or in part by a land grant made by Congress on the condition that the mails should be transported over théir road at such price as…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fuller
Appellant contends that it was not subject to the eighty per cent rate, and hence that it is entitled to recover both the *202items disallowed by the Court of Claims; and also that, even if this position be untenable, it should not have been charged with amounts which had already been settled and paid under the view that the company was not so restricted, and should have been awarded the'sum of $12,532.43 withheld.
The act of 1864 expressly provided that the grant was made upon “ the same terms and conditions as are contained in the act granting lands to said State to aid in the construction of…
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