Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. Washington Ex Rel. Atkinson
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME 'COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. The facts are,stated in the opinion. In the absence of legislation by Congress the state statute would have been a valid exercise of the police power of .the State and free from constitutional objection, even as to railroad employés engaged in interstate commerce.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME 'COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. The facts are,stated in the opinion. In the absence of legislation by Congress the state statute would have been a valid exercise of the police power of .the State and free from constitutional objection, even as to railroad employés engaged in interstate commerce. But as Congress, by the' act of, Marched, 1907, completely regulated the hours of labor of the employés in question, the act of the legislature of Washington was void as to such employés. After March 4, 1908, the state law clearly was inoperative, Baltimore & Ohio R. R. Co. v.…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice White
On July 3 and 4, 1907, the Northern Pacific Railway Company, in operating a train on its road in the State of Washington,, permitted some of the train crew to remain on duty more than sixteen consecutive hours. This being apparently contrary to the prohibition of the act of Congress known as the “Hours of Service” law, approved March 4, 1907, c. 2939, 34 Stat. 1415, if the railroad company in the operation of the train was subject to. the power of Congress and the prohibitions of the act were otherwise applicable, there was a violation of the act and a liability to its penalties.
The train,…
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