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LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE R.R. v. U.S.

No. 29.

267 U.S. 395 (1925)

45 S.Ct. 233

69 L.Ed. 678

LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 2, 1925.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Benjamin Carter, for appellant.

Mr. Blackburn Esterline, Assistant to the Solicitor General, for the United States, submitted.

MR. JUSTICE BUTLER delivered the opinion of the Court.

This action was brought in the Court of Claims to recover the amount by which tariff-rate freight charges on certain coal were reduced by government land-grant deductions; and also to recover certain charges for switching and handling. The court made findings of fact, and gave judgment for defendant. 57 Ct. Cls. 268. One of the lines of appellant's railroad enters Alabama from the north and extends southerly through...

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