JOURNAL & TRIBUNE CO. V. UNITED STATES, 254 U. S. 581 (1921)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Journal & Tribune Co. v. United States, 254 U.S. 581 (1921)
The Journal and Tribune Company v. United States
No. 86
Argued November 10, 11, 1920
Decided January 24, 1921
254 U.S. 581
Syllabus
1. The amount in controversy in a suit in the Court of Claims, for the purposes of an appeal to this Court (Jud.Code, § 242), is determined from the petition as amended, and is the whole amount claimed, without deduction for a partial defense. P. 254 U. S. 584.
2. Where shipments of newspapers which their owner supposed were going by express at lower rates were in fact sent by mail at higher but legal postal rates, through oversight of its agents, held that the United States was under no implied contract to reimburse it. P. 254 U. S. 585.
63 Ct.Clms. 12 affirmed.
The case is stated in the opinion.