Mellon v. Arkansas Land & Lumber Co.

The question in this case relates to the construction arid effect of the provision in § 206 of the Transportation Act, 1920, 1 which permitted suits on causes of action that had arisen during the Federal control of railroads to be brought thereafter against an Agent designated by the President. This section, in so far ,as here' material, pro vided that actions at law based on causes of action arising out of the operation by the President of the railroad of any carrier, might, after the termination of Federal control, be brought against “an ' agent. designated by the President for such purpose…