Union Pacific Railroad v. United States

This case arose out of the performance by plaintiff for defendant of freight transportation services in connection *475witli a number of shipments that moved during the period 1945-1951. Plaintiff contends that it has not received the full amount to which it was entitled for such services. Defendant, in a counterclaim, asserts that it overpaid plaintiff for the latter’s services in connection with the shipments mentioned in the petition, and that it is entitled to a judgment against plaintiff.

The freight charges for the transportation service so performed were billed by plaintiff on the basis of…