Legal Opinion
United States v. Reading Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 1, 1926No. 401, 402, 403, 404, 398, 399, 400, 499, 500, 36PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Butler
No. 401.
The United States appeals from a judgment against it for $14,236.04. December 3, 1920, the Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company, to which plaintiff, the Reading Company, is successor, brought this action to recover its charges for transportation of troops and military impedimenta by that company and connecting carriers prior to federal control of railroads. When the railroads were taken over, the United ■ States owed • the company $24,900.01 for that transportation.
Féderal control of railroads commenced December 2S, 1917, and ended March 1, 1920. Pursuant to the Federal Control Act,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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