Seaboard Air Line Railroad v. United States

Plaintiff sues for the sum of $2,295.32 to which it claims it is entitled, in addition to the sum already paid it, for the carriage of the United States mails between November 5 and November 26, 1940, both inclusive. November 5 is the date upon which plaintiff filed the release required by section 321 of Title III, Part II, of the Transportation Act of 1940 (54 Stat. 898, 954), as amended by the Act of December 12, 1945 (59 Stat. 606-607). On November 27,1940, the Secretary of the Interior approved the release filed on November 5.

Section 321 (a) of the Transportation Act of 1940, as amended,…