Chicago & North Western Railway Co. v. United States

The plaintiff is suing for an amount deducted by the Comptroller General from plaintiff’s account with the defendant. This amount represents the difference between freight charges on certain shipments paid by the Government at the commercial rate and freight charges on these shipments at a lower statutory rate which, the defendant contends, is the highest rate that should have been applied. The matter is before us for decision on the merits.

During the years 1944 and 1945 the United States Maritime Commission sold substantial quantities of scrap steel to the North Western Steel & Wire Company…