Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois. Actions by the United States of America against the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company. There were judgments for the United States, and defendant brings error. These two cases- were argued together, and will be so considered and disposed of. The actions were against plaintiff in error to recover penalties for violation of the “Twenty-Eight Hour Law.”
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In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois. Actions by the United States of America against the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company. There were judgments for the United States, and defendant brings error. These two cases- were argued together, and will be so considered and disposed of. The actions were against plaintiff in error to recover penalties for violation of the “Twenty-Eight Hour Law.” In one of the records it appears that by stipulation two cases were tried together in the District Court, thus making really…
1Opinion of the CourtArschurer, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). [1] On behalf of plaintiff in error it is urged that the record affords *273no evidence whatever that the defendant willfully and knowingly confined the stock beyond the 36 hours; that the court committed error in denying defendant’s motions for instructed verdicts of not guilty, and in instructing the jury to find defendant guilty. On the other hand, it is claimed for the government that the stipulation at the trial afforded prima facie evidence that the defendant willfully and knowingly confined the stock beyond the 36 hours, and that in the absence of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1916
3Cited by3 opinions
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