Legal Opinion
United States v. Union Pacific Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 31, 1919No. 199PublishedCited by 21 opinions
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brandeis
Most of the acts of Congress which granted lands in .aid of railroads provide that they shall be “free from toll or other charge upon the transportation of any property or troops of the United States.” 1 This clause was construed in Lake Superior & Mississippi R. R. Co. v. United States, 93 U. S. 442, as conferring only, the free use of the roadbed as a highway. Since then, under appropriate legislation, payment has come to be made by the Government for the transportation of property and troops at rates equal to fifty per cent, of those charged private parties. The Union Pacific, having…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In Re GrimleySupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- United States v. TylerSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Lake Superior & Mississippi Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
3Cited by21 opinions
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- United States v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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