United States v. Astoria & C. R. R.

Citations

• 131 F. 1006
• 1904 U.S. App. LEXIS 4974

Syllabus

<p>1. United States — Abmy Shipments — Right to Reduced Rates.</p> <p>The act of Congress of July 2, 1864, c. 217, 13 Stat. 370, § 11, requiring land-grant railroads to carry freight for the army at not exceeding 50 per cent, of the tariff rates charged the general public, does not entitle the government to a reduced rate for the carriage of freight between two points by a railroad company which received no land grant, merely because its trains run for a part of the distance over the track of a land-grant road.</p>