United States v. Atlantic Coast Line R.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of. North Carolina, at Wilmington; Henry G. Connor, Judge. Action by the United States of America against the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company. Judgment (206 Fed. 190) for defendant, and the United States brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
PRITCHARD, Circuit Judge.
The United States as plaintiff in its own interest, and in the interest of the senders of certain pieces of mail matter committed to its possession as bailee of said senders, brought this action against the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
It is alleged in the complaint that prior to and on the 18th day of April, 1904, and thereafter, the defendant as a common carrier was under contract with the government, made pursuant to the act of Congress, to carry the United States mails on route…
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