Baker v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporter's statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. Plaintiff is the receiver, duly appointed, qualified and acting, of the International & Great Northern Railway Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Texas, and for many years and at the times hereinafter stated did operate and still operates the system of railways in said State formerly operated by the said corporation.
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The Reporter's statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. Plaintiff is the receiver, duly appointed, qualified and acting, of the International & Great Northern Railway Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Texas, and for many years and at the times hereinafter stated did operate and still operates the system of railways in said State formerly operated by the said corporation. No part of the lines of said railway were constructed by the aid of the grant of lands by the United States, but plaintiff equalizes his rates…
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, Chief Justice
The railroad company — represented here by its receiver— furnished certain passenger transportation at the request of proper officers of the Navy Department. The company’s line was not land aided and rates for transportation over the *339same were .unaffected by the land-grant statutes, except that the company equalizes its rates with, and as a connecting carrier affords transportation over, lines so aided. It thereby becomes entitled to only such rates as land-aided roads would receive.
The transportation was furnished in June, July, August, and September of 1917, and the company rendered bills…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1917
- Denver & Rio Grande Railroad v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1919
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