Minneapolis & St. L. R. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Iowa;. Martin J. Wade, Judge. Action at law by the United States against the Minneapolis & St. Tonis Railroad Company. Judgment for the United States, and defendant brings error.
1DissentSanborn, Circuit Judge
The statute forbids any common carrier to permit an employé to be or remain on duty “for a longer period than 16 consecutive hours” and provides that when he has been on duty continuously for 16 hours he shall not be permitted to go on duty again until he has had “at least 10 consecutive hours off duty,” and when he has been on duty “16 hours in the aggregate” he shall not be permitted to continue or go on duty without having at least 8 consecutive hours off duty. The italics are mine, and are used to challenge attention to the fact that it is a continuous service, without break or…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- United States v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- United States v. Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co.District Court, D. New Mexico · 1916