Legal Opinion

Southern Pacific Co. v. United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided June 14, 1926No. D-504PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBooth, Judge

There does not seem to be any warrant for a serious division of opinion respecting the facts in this case. An inspection of the record confirms the correctness of the commissioner’s findings.

Two important legal questions are involved. The plaintiff, during the years 1920, 1921, 1922, and 1923, accomplished under distinct and independent bills of lading the transportation of property for the War Department from various points in the United States to San Francisco, Calif. Each of the shipments was made upon an independent Government bill of lading as formulated by the Comptroller of the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. E. I. Dupont De Nemours & Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
  2. Illinois Central Railroad v. State Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
  3. Interstate Commerce Commission v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  4. Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. WolfSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  5. Missouri Pacific Railroad v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1921

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. United States v. Western Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  2. Iran National Airlines Corp. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1966
  3. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Aircoach Transport Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
  4. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Aircoach Transport Association, Inc., Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company v. Aircoach Transport Association, Inc., Pennsylvania Railroad Company v. Aircoach Transport Association, Inc., New York Central Railroad Company v. Aircoach Transport Association, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
  5. Seaboard Air Line Railroad v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1949

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