Legal Opinion
Chicago & Alton Railroad v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided May 29, 1922No. 30926PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, Chief Justice
The plaintiff operated a system of railroad lines, on which postal routes were established. One of these routes extended *314from Godfrey, Illinois, to Kansas City, Missouri. In 1903 one of its termini was Wann instead of Godfrey. In 1903 the contract for mail transportation was with the Chicago & Alton Railway Company. In 1907 and afterwards it was with the Chicago & Alton Railroad Company. Just when the name was changed or the terms of any reorganization do not appear from the record. Rush Hill was a small station on the railroad where was maintained an agent in the -daytime, with hours from…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gibbons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- The Mail Divisor CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Cape Ann Granite Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1885
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by1 opinion
- Jo C. Calhoun, Jr., and Esther C. Young, Executors of the Estate of Niels A. Christensen, Deceased v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1965