United States Court of Claims May 29, 1911, No. 30234 (Chicago & Alton Railroad v. United States)

BakNet, J.,

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is a. suit brought by the claimant to recover upon quantum meruit compensation for an emergency mail service established and conducted by the Chicago and Alton Eail-way Company between Alton, Ill., and St. Louis for 15 days *406in June, 1903, during which time regular communication between St.