United States v. Grand Rapids & I. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Michigan; Clarence W. Sessions, Judgé. Actions by the United States of America against the Grand Rapids ■& Indiana Railway Company, in which there was a judgment for defendant, and the United States brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
WARRINGTON, Circuit Judge.
The government commenced two actions of a civil nature against the railroad company to recover penalties amounting to $60,000, for alleged violations of the federal statute commonly known as the Hours of Service Act (34 Stat. 1415). A plea of the general issue was filed to each declaration. The actions appear to have been submitted as a single cause by consent of counsel and upon an agreed statement of facts. An instructed verdict was rendered in favor of defendant,.judgment was entered accordingly, and the government prosecutes error.
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