United States v. Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad

THORNTON, District Judge.

The Court adopts the Supplemental Findings of Fact and Conclusions submitted by the plaintiff.

FINDINGS OF FACT

The United States of America, at the request of the Interstate Commerce Commission, brought this suit pursuant to the provisions of the Hours of Service Act, 45 U.S.Code 61 to 64, against the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad Company, hereinafter called the railroad, a common carrier engaged in interstate commerce by railroad.

This is a civil action for the recovery of the statutory penalty for one instance of an alleged violation of said Act. The case was…