Legal Opinion
United States v. Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 11, 1942No. 4926PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NORTHCOTT, Circuit Judge.
This is an action brought in the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Virginia by the appellant, United States of America, herein referred to as the plaintiff, against the appellee, The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, a corporation, herein referred to as the defendant. In November, 1941, after a hearing, the court below dismissed the complaint holding that it did not allege a sufficient cause of action to justify recovery and entered judgment for the defendant. From this action this appeal was brought.
The object of the action was to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Illinois Central Railroad v. SilerIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
- Wilson v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1915
- Spokane International Ry. Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1934
- Heinz v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1938
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- Globe Indem. Co. v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974
- County of Ventura v. Southern California Edison Co.California Court of Appeal · 1948
- People of the State of California v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
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