Chicago & Alton Railroad v. United States — 242 U.S. 621

Majority

p. 621

No. 30.

The Chicago & Alton Railroad Company, Appellant, v. The United States; The Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad Company, Appellant, v. The United States.

and No. 58.

Syllabus

Appeals from the Court of Claims.

Argued April 9 and 12,1915.

Restored to docket for reargument June 1, 1915.

Re-

p. 622

argued December 14 and 15,1916.

Decided January 15, 1917.

Judgments affirmed by an equally divided court. Mr. Benjamin Carter, Mr. Jacob M. Dickinson, Mr. Alexander Britton, Mr. John G. Johnson, Mr. R. Walton Moore and Mr. John S. Barbour for the appellant in No. 30. Mr. R. Walton Moore, Mr. John S. Barbour, Mr. Alexander Britton, Mr. Evans Browne, Mr. F. W. Clements and Mr. F. D. McKenney for the appellant in No. 58. The Attorney General, The Solicitor General and Mr. Assistant Attorney General Thompson for the appellee. Mr. R. S. Knapp, Mr. F. Carter Pope, Mr. L. T. Michener and Mr. H. M. Friend filed briefs as amici curice.