Case Name: LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY v. THE UNITED STATES
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1921-10
Citations: 57 Ct. Cl. 599
Docket Number: 
Parties: LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY v. THE UNITED STATES.
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Court of Claims Reports
Volume: 57
Pages: 599–599

Head Matter:
LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY v. THE UNITED STATES.
[55 C. Cls. 45; 258 U. S. 374.]
Judgment was rendered in favor of the United States in the court below. On plaintiff’s appeal the judgment was modified and affirmed and the case remanded, the Supreme Court deciding:
The obligation of a land-grant-aided railroad to transport at reduced rates “troops” of the United States applies, to the transportation of members of the Coast Guard when serving as. part of the Navy but not when serving under the Treasury.

Opinion:
Mr. Justice BeaNdeis
delivered the opinion of the Supreme Court April 10, 1922.