United States v. Northern Pac. Terminal Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Oregon
Action by the United States against the Northern Pacific Terminal Company to recover penalties for an alleged violation of the 28-hour law (Act June 29, 1906, c. 3594, 34 Stat. 607 [U. S. Comp. St. Supp. 1909, p. 1178]). Judgment for plaintiff.
1Opinion of the Court
WODVERTON, District Judge.
Five cases instituted by the government against the Northern Pacific Terminal Company to recover for violation of the 28-hour law (Act June 29, 1906, c. 3594, 34 Stat. 607 [U. S. Comp. St. Supp. 1909, p. 1178]) upon five shipments of beef cattle have been consolidated. The cattle were carried by the Southern Pacific Company in two train- loads from Gazelle, in the state of California, to Portland, Ore., being destined to Tacoma, Wash. The Terminal Company received and carried them to the Union Stockyards, where they were unloaded for rest, food, and water. One train…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- United States v. Sioux City Stock Yards Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern Iowa · 1908
- Union Stockyards Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1909
- United States v. Stockyards Terminal Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Minnesota · 1909
- United States v. Northern Pac. Terminal Co.District Court, D. Oregon · 1906
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