Great Northern Ry. Co. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Minnesota; Charles A. Willard, Judge. Action for penalties by the United States against the Great Northern Railway Company. Judgment for the United Stales, and defendant brings error.
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In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Minnesota; Charles A. Willard, Judge. Action for penalties by the United States against the Great Northern Railway Company. Judgment for the United Stales, and defendant brings error. The United States sued the defendant railway company, a common carrier by railroad of property in interstate commerce, to recover penalties for three separate alleged violations of the act of Congress approved March 4, 1907 (34 Stat. 1415, c. 2939 [Comp. St. 1913, §§ 8677-8680]) commonly called the “Hours of Service Act.” The trial resulted…
1Opinion of the CourtReed, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The petition or complaint is in three counts, was filed February 28, 1913, and each count alleges that on certain dates named in October, 1912, the defendant required and permitted a person named therein, employed by it as fireman on one of its engines moving interstate traffic on the lines of its road, to be and remain on duty as such fireman longer than 16 consecutive hours, in violation of said act of Congress.
The original answer of the defendant was filed March 18, 1913, and admitted that defendant was engaged as a common carrier by railroad of…
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