Legal Opinion
United States v. New York Cent. R.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided January 15, 1946No. Civ. A. No. 3341PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FORD, District Judge.
The United States sues the defendant railroad under the Hours of Service Act (hereinafter referred to as the “Hours Act”), 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 61-64 in two counts. The complaint alleges that the defendant, in December 1944, in violation of the Act permitted a telegrapher (Section 62) employed by it to be and remain on duty for a period of twelve hours during a twenty-four-hour period.
The defendant in its answer admits it did require two of its employees to serve for the periods and in the capacity alleged and alleges further it did so as the result of an emergency within the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Southern Pacific Co. v. Arizona Ex Rel. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. Washington Ex Rel. AtkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Erie Railroad v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Saunders v. ShawSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Memmolo's CaseMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1984
- United States v. Central RailroadDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1955