United States v. Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co.
District Court, D. New Mexico
At Law. Action by the United States against the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railway Company to recover penalties under the Hours of Service Act.
1Opinion of the Court
POLLOCK, District Judge.
Action brought by the government to recover penalties, imposed under what is commonly known as the Hours of Service Act. . The petition contains eight grounds. The *197parties have stipulated the facts. Hence there remains for determination only the law of the case.
The first count charges a violation of the act by defendant in permitting its telegraph operator, H. H. Edwards, to remain on duty from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. at the station of Las Cruces, this state, on April 1, 1915, or a period of one hour in excess of that provided by the statute. The stipulation, admitting…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Northern Pac. Ry. Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1915
- United States v. Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co.District Court, W.D. Michigan · 1914
- United States v. Northern Pac. R.District Court, E.D. Washington · 1914
- Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1910
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- United States v. Mississippi Export Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963