Great Northern Ry. Co. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the District of Idaho; Frank S. Dietrich", Judge. Action by the United States against the Great Northern Railway Company to recover a penalty for violation of the Hours of Service Law (Act Cong. March 4, 1907, c. 2939, 34 Stat. 1415 [U. S. Comp. St. Supp. 1911, p. 1321]). Judgment for the United States (206 Fed. 838), and defendant brings error.
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In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the District of Idaho; Frank S. Dietrich", Judge. Action by the United States against the Great Northern Railway Company to recover a penalty for violation of the Hours of Service Law (Act Cong. March 4, 1907, c. 2939, 34 Stat. 1415 [U. S. Comp. St. Supp. 1911, p. 1321]). Judgment for the United States (206 Fed. 838), and defendant brings error. The plaintiff in error, a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the state of Minnesota, and acting as a common carrier engaged in interstate commerce…
1Opinion of the CourtMorrow, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The act of Congress of March 4, 1907, so far as it is applicable to this case, provides as follows:
" * * * The provisions of this act shall apply to any common carrier or carriers, their officers, agents and employes, engaged in the transportation of passengers or property by railroad in the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States, or from one state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia to any other state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia, or from any place in the United States to an…
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- Jones v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1934
- Great Northern Ry. Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1914
- United States v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1963
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