San Pedro, L. A. & S. L. R. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern Division of the Southern District of California; Olin Wellborn, Judge. Action by the United States against the San Pedro, Dos Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company to recover penalties. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
Two actions brought in the court below by the government against the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company — one there numbered 106 and the other 243 — were consolidated for trial before the court with a jury, and were submitted upon an agreed statement of facts and upon the uncontradicted testimony of one witness, sworn on behalf of the plaintiff in the action. The cases have also been submitted together here. Both actions were based upon the act of Congress known as the “Hours of Service Act,” approved March 4, 1907, entitled “An act to promote the safety…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. DicksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1841
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. Washington Ex Rel. AtkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Weeks v. Wilson Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1894
- United States v. Kansas City Southern Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1913
- United States v. Missouri Pac. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1914
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by15 opinions
- Stambaugh v. HayesNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1940
- Trevillian v. BoswellCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
- United States v. Southern Pac. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1917
- Baltimore & O. R. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1917
- United States v. The CatherineCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1954
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.