Oregon-Washington R. & Nav. 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 for statutory penalties by the United States against the Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company. Judgment for plaintiff (213 Fed. 688), and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
MORROW, Circuit Judge.
This is an action on the part of the United ¡States to recover from the Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company 10 penalties of $100 each, for violations of the act of Congress, entitled, “An act to promote the safety of employés and travelers upon railroads by limiting the hours of service of employés thereon,” approved March 4, 1907 (34 Stat. p. 1415). It is admitted that the Railroad Company is and was at the times mentioned in the complaint a common carrier organized and doing business under the laws of the state of Oregon and having an office and place of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- United States v. Oregon-Washington R. & Navigation Co.District Court, E.D. Washington · 1914
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