Missouri Pacific Railroad v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporter's statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. The plaintiff is a corporation duly incorporated under the laws of the State of Missouri.
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The Reporter's statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. The plaintiff is a corporation duly incorporated under the laws of the State of Missouri. At the times of the different transactions hereinafter set forth in these findings of fact, the plaintiff operated, and still continues to operate, a system of railways in the State of Missouri and other States, doing business as a carrier of passengers and freights for hire and reward, under tariffs duly filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission by it and its connecting lines, with its…
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, Chief Justice
The plaintiff having performed certain transportation service for the Government, rendered bills therefor, which were audited and allowed. The auditors claimed, however, that the plaintiff was indebted to the United States on account of certain prior bills which had been.rendered to and paid by the disbursing officer. These were claimed to be .excessive or subject to certain deductions before their allow-*349anee or payment. The deductions were accordingly made from the plaintiff’s later bills, above referred to, over plaintiff’s protest. As stated by plaintiff’s counsel, this suit is ■to recover…
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