St. Louis Merchants' Bridge Terminal Ry. Co. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Illinois; Francis M. Wright, Judge. Action at law by the United States against the St. Louis Merchants’ Bridge Terminal Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
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In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Illinois; Francis M. Wright, Judge. Action at law by the United States against the St. Louis Merchants’ Bridge Terminal Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. This suit was brought by the United 'States, defendant in error, against plaintiff in error to recover several penalties for several alleged violations of the so-called 28-Hour Law, being “An act to prevent cruelty to animals while in transit by railroad or other means of transportation.” The declaration originally contained…
1Opinion of the CourtKohlsaat, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The statute under which this suit was instituted (Supplement of 1911 to Compiled Statutes of 1901, passed June 29, 1906) prohibits the confinement of stock for a period of more than 28 hours, without unloading, resting, feeding, and watering for at least 5 hours, provided that upon the written request of the owner or person in charge—separate and apart from the bill of lading—the period of confinement may be enlarged to 36 hours, and provides that any carrier “who knowingly and willfully fails to comply” with the provisions of the act “shall for every such…
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