Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In "Error to the District Court of the United Steles for the Southern Division of the Southern District of California; Robert S. Bean, Judge. Action by the United States against the Atchison, Topeka. & Santa Pé Railway Company to recover for penalties for violation of the Hours of Service Act (Act March 4, 1907, c. 2939, 34 Slat. 1415 [Comp. St. 1916, §§ 8677-8680]). From the judgment, defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
GILBERT, Circuit Judge.
The court below instructed the jury at the dose of the testimony to return a verdict for the United States upon 16 counts in an action to recover penalties for violations of the federal Hours of Service Daw. The counts are in three groups: First, as to the crew in charge of a train which ran from Bakersfield to Barstow; second, as to the train crew on a train running from Needles to Barstow; and, third, as to the train crew on a train running from *262Barstow to Needles. In the first group the excess of hours of service was 2 hours and 15 minutes, and in the second and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- United States v. Kansas City Southern Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1913
- United States v. Houston Belt & Terminal Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1913
- Great Northern Ry. Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1914
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