Case: CORONA COAL COMPANY v. UNITED STATES
Abbreviation: Corona Coal Co. v. United States
Decision Date: 1924-01-07
Docket Number: 
Citation: 59 Ct. Cl. 954
Volume: 59
Reporter: United States Court of Claims Reports
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Parties: CORONA COAL COMPANY v. UNITED STATES
Judges: 
Pages: 954–954

Head Matter:
CORONA COAL COMPANY v. UNITED STATES
[57 C. Cls. 607; 263 U. S. 537]
Judgment was rendered in the court' below in favor of the United States. Plaintiff appealed, and the appeal was dismissed, the Supreme Court deciding :•
Where coal, requisitioned by the' Fuel Administration for the Railroad Administration, was paid for by the latter at prices fixed in contracts between certain carriers, which it took over, - and the- coal owner,
Bold: (a) That the owner’s claims against the Railroad Administration, reserved in the requisition, for the difference between the price paid and ihe greater price then fixed generally by the Fuel Administration, were causes of action arising out of the possession, use and operation of the carriers by the President, within Transportation Act, section 206a, authorizing suit against the agent appointed by him.
(6) Under Judicial Code, section 154, the institution and pendency of such actions in the district court prevents prosecution of an appeal pending here from an earlier judgment of the Court of Claims rejecting a claim against the United States for the same cause.
(e) This prohibition of section 154 can not be avoided upon the ground that the later actions v-ere brought to avoid the time limitation of the Transportation Act.

Opinion:
Mr. Justice Sutherland
delivered the opinion of the Supreme Court January 7, 1924.