Northern Pac. Ry. Co. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the Eastern District of Washington; Frank H. Rudkin, Judge. Action by the United States against the Northern Pacific Railwajr Company to recover penalties. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff in error was defendant in the court below to an action brought by the government to recover penalties for the alleged violation of the act of Congress of March 4, 1907, entitled “An act to promote the safety of employés and travelers upon railroads by limiting the hours of service of employés thereon” (34 Stat. p. 1415).
The complaint contained several counts based upon alleged excessive hours of service by the several members of the same train crew, and the case was submitted to the court below without a jury upon a written stipulation of facts, and an…
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- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- United States v. Chicago, M. & P. S. Ry. Co.District Court, E.D. Washington · 1912
- United States v. Denver & R. G. R.District Court, D. New Mexico · 1912
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