Legal Opinion
United States v. Baltimore & O. R.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided June 24, 1942No. Civ. No. 1303PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, District Judge.
This is a suit by the Government for recovery of penalties against the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, for alleged violations of Section 2 of the Hours of Service Act of March 4, 1907, 45 U.S.C.A. § 62, in that the railroad employed certain extra yardmasters who, while relieving regular yardmasters, remained on duty for periods longer than that permitted by the Act.
Section 2 of the Act is as follows: “It shall be unlawful for any common carrier, its officers or agents, subject to this chapter to require or permit any employee subject to this chapter to be or remain…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- United States v. Florida East Coast Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1915
- Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1915
- Delano v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1915
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3Cited by2 opinions
- United States v. Baltimore & O. R.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1943
- United States v. Alabama, Tennessee & Northern RailroadDistrict Court, S.D. Alabama · 1966