Legal Opinion
United States v. Illinois Central Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 28, 1938No. 352PublishedCited by 178 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Butler
Petitioner brought this suit in the federal court for eastern Louisiana to recover from respondent a penalty for violation of the Act of June 29, 1906, 34 Stat. 607, 45 U. S. C. §§ 71-74. Upon an agreed statement, the court found the facts, stated its conclusions of law and gave judgment for respondent. The circuit court of appeals affirmed. 90 F. (2d) 213. This Court granted a writ of certiorari. 302 U. S. 671.
The question for decision is whether, as a matter of law, the facts found show conclusively that respondent knowingly and willfully failed to comply with the requirements of the first…
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- United States v. Sioux City Stock Yards Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern Iowa · 1908
- St. Joseph Stockyards Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1911
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