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UNITED STATES v. UNION PACIFIC R.R. CO.

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98 U.S. 569 (1879)

25 L.Ed. 143

UNITED STATES, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

January 6, 1879.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The case was argued at the October Term, 1876, The Solicitor-General, Mr. Aaron F. Perry, and Mr. J. Hubley Ashton appearing for the United States, and Mr. Sidney Bartlett and Mr. William M. Evarts for the appellees.

Mr. Sidney Bartlett and Mr. W.G. Russell, contra.

MR. JUSTICE MILLER delivered the opinion of the court.

The Union Pacific Railroad Company brought the suit provided for in the second section of the act of March 3, 1873, 17 Stat. 508. The case was argued before us on appeal from the judgment of the Court of Claims. All the questions which concern the obligations of the company to pay money to the government, either by way of freight or government transportation, or for the...

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