Great Northern Ry. Co. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Minnesota. Action by the Great Northern Railway Company against the United States. There was a judgment for the United States, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
EFFIOTT, District Judge.
This is an action prosecuted by the plaintiff in error (hereinafter referred to as the plaintiff) to recover ■of the defendant in error (hereinafter referred to as the defendant), the sum of $400, with interest thereon from November 7, 1911, the same being the amount deducted by the Postmaster General from sums due •the plaintiff under an agreement for carrying the United States mail on the route named in the pleadings, for a period of four years, commencing July 1, 1911, and ending June 30, 1915, the same being a fine imposed by the Postmaster General, on October 23,…
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