Chicago, Milwaukee & Saint Paul Railway Co. v. United States

Citations

• 23 Ct. Cl. 504

Syllabus

<p>On the defendants’ Demurrer.</p> <p>The claimant in 1879 entered into sundry contracts with the Post-Office Department to carry the mails on specially-designated routes, at rates fixed under acts of Congress of March 3, 1873; June 12, 1876, and June 17, 1878. It carried the mails as required by the contract, except when prevented by the elements or other unavoidable disasters. The Post-Office Department deducted from the pay of the petitioner at different times a large sum of money, claiming the right to do so because of the failure of the petitioner to carry the mails on schedule time.</p>