Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad v. State

Griffin Smith, Chief Justice.

The prosecuting attorney filed information against Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company in two cases, alleging violation of § 1 of Act 67 of 1913: “No railroad company . . . operating any yards or terminals in the cities within this state where switching, pushing or transferring of cars are made across public crossing within the city limits of [such] cities shall operate their switch crew or crews with less than one engineer, a fireman, a foreman, and three helpers.” Ark. Stat’s § 73-726.

In Case No. 4790 the company is charged with having operated a…