Supreme Court of the United States March 16, 1920, 62 (Seaboard Air Line Railway v. United States)

Mr. Justice McReynolds

delivered the opinion of the .court.

Appellant sued in the Court of Claims to recover balances for transportation services originally payable to the Florida Central & Peninsular Railroad Company, to whose rights it had succeeded through merger or consoli- . dation.. Holding that because of' § 3477, Rev. Stats. (9 Stat. 41, and 10 Stat.