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UNITED STATES v. CENTRAL PACIFIC R'D CO.

No. 758.

138 U.S. 84 (1891)

11 S.Ct. 285

34 L.Ed. 895

UNITED STATES, v. CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 26, 1891.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Attorney General for the United States.

Mr. Joseph E. McDonald and Mr. Joseph K. McCammon for the Central Pacific Railway Company.

MR. JUSTICE BRADLEY delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from the Court of Claims. The claimant, the Central Pacific Railroad Company, filed a petition October 31, 1887, to recover from the United States the sum of $804,094.31, alleged to be due for services rendered to the War, Post Office, and other departments, and the sum of $321,157.72, alleged to have been exacted by the Treasury Department, and paid...

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