UNITED STATES v. WINCHESTER &C. RAILROAD

No. 195.

163 U.S. 244 (1896)

16 S.Ct. 993

41 L.Ed. 145

UNITED STATES, v. WINCHESTER AND POTOMAC RAILROAD COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Argued April 1, 1896.

Decided May 18, 1896.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Dickinson for appellant.

Mr. Frank P. Clark for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE HARLAN, after stating the case as above, delivered the opinion of the court.

The United States contends that the claim in question is not one of which the Court of Claims could take cognizance for purposes of final adjudication; that the case is not one of implied contract; and that the Government is protected from any judgment against it by the statutory limitation of six years. The first of these questions does not seem to have been raised in the court...

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