United States v. Southern Ry. Co.

HICKS, District Judge.

This is a suit to recover the statutory penalty for an alleged violation of what is popularly called the Twenty-Eight Hour Law (Comp. St. §§ 8651-8654). It was heard by the court without a jury. The ease alleges that the defendant' knowingly and willfully confined a carload of hogs in a railroad car for a period of more than 36 consecutive hours, to wit, 38 hours, without unloading said hogs for any period of rest, water, and feeding. The defendant admits that they were so confined for 38 hours, so that the only question to be determined by the court is whether or not…