Journal & Tribune Co. v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pitney
This suit was brought to recover moneys paid for the transportation of newspapers in the mails, upon the ground that they were paid under mistake of fact. The Court of Claims dismissed the petition. 53 Ct, Clms. 612.
The facts are as follows: Claimant was engaged in publishing at Knoxville, Tennessee, a daily morning newspaper having a circulation in eastern Tennessee and adjacent parts of Virginia and North Carolina. It sent out a considerable part .of its daily issue, destined to points on the United States postal route between Bristol and Chattanooga or on other postal routes connecting…
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