Erie Railroad v. United States

This case has been referred to us by the House of Representatives under 28 U. S. C. 1492 and 2509, pursuant to the House Resolutions set out in findings 3 and 4, for such findings of fact and conclusions thereon as shall be sufficient to inform the Congress of the nature and character of the demand as a claim legal or equitable against the United States, and the amount, if any, legally or equitably due from the United States to the plaintiffs.

Section 1492 authorizes us to render judgment on a claim so referred if we have jurisdiction of the claim under other acts of Congress. We would, of…