Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Ref or lev’s statement of the case: The question for decision in this case is: Is the United States liable as a matter of law for the cost of transporting the private mounts of officers changing station? In Illinois Central B. B. (Jo. v. United States, 52 C. Cls., 53, this court held that two horses belonging to Lieut.
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The Ref or lev’s statement of the case: The question for decision in this case is: Is the United States liable as a matter of law for the cost of transporting the private mounts of officers changing station? In Illinois Central B. B. (Jo. v. United States, 52 C. Cls., 53, this court held that two horses belonging to Lieut. Qualls were not the property of the United States, and although shipped upon a Government bill of lading, under express authority of the War Department and as authorized by paragraph 1098 of the Army Regulations, there was no authority of law shown for obligating the United…
1Opinion of the CourtGraham, Judge
This is a claim for the transportation on Government bill of lading at certain periods during the years of 1917, 1918, and 1919, of horses or mounts of officers of the Army which were the private property of these officers. The plaintiff presented a claim for payment on the basis of commercial rates. The accounting officers allowed it payment only on the basis of land-grant rates. The facts as to the points of shipment and delivery have not been shown. In the oral argument it seemed to be assumed that the shipment was from one Army station to another. For present purposes it will be assumed…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Illinois Central Railroad v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1917
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- Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1923