Hughes Transportation, Inc. v. United States

This claim for refund by plaintiff concerns the applicable charges for shipments of ammunition by plaintiff for defendant. During the month of June 1951, plaintiff motor carrier transported 15 shipments of ammunition on 15 Government bills of lading from Fort Estill, Kentucky to Milan, Tennessee. The initial billing by plaintiff and payment by defendant for these shipments was pursuant to a special rate specified for the Government by plaintiff under a Section 22 Quotation No. 34, effective June 22, 1951, the day before the first transportation of these 15 shipments. A Section 22 Quotation is…