United States v. Atlanta Terminal Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Georgia; William T. Newman, Judge. Suit for penalty by the United States against the Atlanta Terminal Company. Judgment for defendant, and the United States brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
GRUBB, District Judge.
This was a civil suit brought by the plaintiff in error for the recovery of a penalty for an alleged violation of Hours of Service Act March 4, 1907, c. 2939, 34 Stat. 1415, 1416 (Comp. St. §§ 8677-8680). The District Judge directed a verdict for the defendant (defendant in error), and from the judgment entered thereon, the plaintiff (plaintiff in error) has sued out this writ of error. It is conceded that, if the defendant was a common carrier within the meaning of the Hours of Service Act, the verdict was improperly directed, and the judgment should be reversed. The…
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- United States v. Brooklyn Eastern District TerminalSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Union Stockyards Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1909
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