United States v. Northern Pac. R.

RUDKIN, .District Judge.

This is an action to recover penalties for violation of the Act of Congress of March 4, 1907, entitled “An act to promote the safety of employees and travelers upon railroads by limiting the hours of service óf employees thereon” (34 Stat. 1415), commonly known as the “Hours of Service Act.” The c.omplaint contains six counts or causes of action in all, based upon excessive hours of service by the several members of the same train crew. The case has been submitted to the court upon an agreed statement of facts from which the following appears:

The defendant is a common…