United States v. Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of New Mexico; Colin Neblett, Judge. Action by the United States against the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railway Company. Judgment for defendant, and the United States brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, Circuit Judge.
The United States brought this action at law against the defendant railway company in IS counts, to recover 15 penalties of $500 each, for requiring 5 of its employés on each of three trains to remain on duty continuously for more than 16 hours, in violation of the Hours of Service Act of March 4, 1907, 34 Stat. 1415, 1416, 1417 (U. S. Comp. Stat. §§ 8677,- 8678, and 8679). The defendant answered that the detention in each case was caused by an unavoidable accident, which was not and could not have been foreseen; that such accident caused a delay that was the result of…
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