New York Central Railroad v. United States

This is a suit by a railroad company asking judgment for an amount, determined by an order of the Interstate Commerce Commission, as compensation for the transportation of mails and services connected therewith. The facts are stipulated and a short history of them showing the cause of the suit may be stated as follows: The carrier was engaged in the service mentioned under the act of July 28, 1916, 39 Stat. 429, that requires railway common carriers to transport mail matter offered by the Postmaster General and provides a method for determining “ a fair and reasonable compensation” for the…