Centeal Pacific Raileoad Co. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of the case : The following are the facts as found by the court: I. The claimant is a corporation organized under the laws of California. II.
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The Reporters’ statement of the case : The following are the facts as found by the court: I. The claimant is a corporation organized under the laws of California. II. It owned and operated, during the period covered by the petition, 383.67 miles of road which formerly belonged to the following companies, also organized under the statutes of California,' all which have been consolidated into the present corporation under the laws of said State: Milos. 1. California and Oregon Railroad Company. 190.08 2. Western Pacific Railroad Company (non-aided part). 24.31 3. San Joaquin Valley Railroad…
1Opinion of the CourtWeldon, J.
The claim for which this suit was brought consists of the following items: For services rendered the War Department, the sum of $411,139.35; for services rendered Post-Office Department, $392,290.03; for services rendered other Departments, $664.93; aggregating the sum of $804,094,31; and for money improperly withheld, under the provisions of the act of May, 1878, the sum of $321,157.72.
The main contention is, as to the statute of limitation to portion of the claim originating in the assessment of the officers of the Treasury Department, to meet the requirements of the act of May, 1878,…
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