United States v. Northern Pac. Ry. Co.

VAN VALKENBURGH, Circuit Judge.

Defendant in error, plaintiff below, brought suit against the United States of America, defendant below, to recover the sum of $1.60— the difference between a net per capita fare of $33.09, claimed by the plaintiff for transporting two members of the United States Marine Corps from St. Paul, Minn., to Seattle, Wash., and a net per capita fare of $32.-29, 'paid for the transportation and accepted by the railroad company under protest. This suit is the result of a disagreement between the parties as to the proper computation of land grant deductions from the…