Illinois Central Railroad v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The following are the facts found by the court: I. The contracts annexed to and forming part of the petition were executed by the parties for the transportation of the United States mails as set forth in the petition. [Each contract was for carrying the mails for the term of four years from July 1, 1875, to and including June 30, 1879; and each contained the following article, which is the material part involved in the present controversy: 9th.
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The following are the facts found by the court: I. The contracts annexed to and forming part of the petition were executed by the parties for the transportation of the United States mails as set forth in the petition. [Each contract was for carrying the mails for the term of four years from July 1, 1875, to and including June 30, 1879; and each contained the following article, which is the material part involved in the present controversy: 9th. That the Postmaster-General may discontinue or curtail the service, in whole or in part, whenever the public interests, in his judgment, shall require…
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Davis, J.,
delivered tbe opinion of tbe court:
It is admitted that tbis case differs in no material respect from tbe cases of tbe Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul Eail-way Company, decided by tbis court at tbe December term, 1878 (14 O. Cls. E., 125), as supplemented by tbe Obicago and Northwestern Eailway Company’s Case, decided at tbe December term, 1879 (15 0. Cls. E., 232); both reversed by tbe Supreme Court for errors of law (104 U.S. E., 680 and 687).
Tbe counsel for tbe Government, in explanation of tbe request for a rebearing on tbe points settled in those cases, presents with…
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