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 District of Montana; Geo. M. Bourquin, Judge. Action by the United States against the Northern Pacific Railway Company. From the judgment, defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
The government brought this action against the plaintiff in error railway company as defendant in the court below for alleged violations of the act of Congress, entitled “An act to promote the safety of employes and travelers upon railroads by limiting the hours of service of employés thereon,” approved March 4, 1907 (34 Stat. p. 1415), the complaint containing two counts, the first alleging, in substance, that the defendant, in violation of the act, required and permitted one of its firemen, named Drew, “upon its line of railroad at and between the stations of Missoula in…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- United States v. Great Northern Ry. Co.District Court, D. Idaho · 1913
3Cited by4 opinions
- United States v. Southern Pac. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1917
- Great Northern Ry. Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1914
- Indiana Harbor Belt Ry. Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1917
- United States v. DelanoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1917