United States v. Delano
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Indiana. Action by the United States against Frederick Delano and others, receivers of the Wabash Railroad Company. There was a judgment for defendants, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
EVANS, Circuit Judge.
This action is brought by the government to enforce the Hours of Service Act, enacted March 4, 1907, entitled “An act to promote the safety of employés and travelers upon railroads by limiting the hours of service of employes thereon” (sections 8678, 8679, U. S. Comp. Stat. 1916), and was tried by the court without a jury upon stipulation of the parties and upon an agreed statement of facts. The material facts agreed upon are as follows:
Defendant on June 18, 1913, maintained a night and day telegraph station at Ashley-Hudson, Ind., a small village, and employed three…
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