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Southern Pacific Co. v. United States, 307 U.S. 393 (1939)
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Southern Pacific Co. v. United States, 307 U.S. 393 (1939)
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Southern Pacific Co. v. United States No. 613 Argued March 29, 1939 Decided May 29, 1939 307 U.S. 393
CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF CLAIMS
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1. Where a land grant railroad, having an established route partly land grant aided between two terminal points, developed an alternative route which in part was identical with the original route and, to that extent, land grant aided, held that the Government was entitled, under its land grant Act contract, to compensate the railroad for terminal-to-terminal service on the basis of the lower tariff available on the alternative route less the higher land grant percentage deduction applicable on the original route, irrespective of what route was actually used in shipment. Pp. 394, 401.
2. This conclusion is consistent with the long continued administrative construction given land grant contracts. P. 401.
3. Doubts in respect of the interpretation of public grants are to be resolved in favor of the Government. P. 401.
87 Ct.Cls. 442 affirmed.
Certiorari, 306 U.S. 625, to review a judgment dismissing the petition in a suit brought by the railroad company against the United States to recover sums claimed to be due on account of transportation charges.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Southern Pacific Co. v. United States, 307 U.S. 393 (1939) in 307 U.S. 393 307 U.S. 394. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ADTKWIRYDX9BHGA.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Southern Pacific Co. v. United States, 307 U.S. 393 (1939), in 307 U.S. 393, page 307 U.S. 394. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ADTKWIRYDX9BHGA.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Southern Pacific Co. v. United States, 307 U.S. 393 (1939). cited in 1939, 307 U.S. 393, pp.307 U.S. 394. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ADTKWIRYDX9BHGA.
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