Chicago, Milwaukee & St. P. Ry. Co. v. United States, 267 U.S. 403 (1925)

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company v. United States


No. 83


Argued December 4, 1924
Decided March 2, 1925
267 U.S. 403

APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS

Syllabus

A railroad company which made out and presented freight bills to the government for net transportation charges after making land grant deductions, and accepted without protest payment of the amount so claimed, held not entitled to recover upon the ground that the government should not have been allowed the deductions.

58 Ct.Cls. 33 affirmed.

Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims rejecting the Railroad’s claim for transportation of freight.