United States v. Colorado, W. & E. RY. CO.

VAN VAEKENBURGH, District Judge.

This case arose under the Act of Congress approved March 4, 1907 (34 Statutes at Earge, p. 1415 [Comp. St. §§ 8677-8680]), commonly known as the Hours of Service Act. The petition contains twelve counts, covering three separate transactions. In each transaction the four members of the train crew, to wit, the engineer, fireman, conductor, and brakeman, were involved; the alleged excessive service of each being made the subject of a separate count. A jury was waived in writing, and the case was submitted to the court upon an agreed statement of facts, upon which…