United States v. Illinois Cent. R.
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Action by the United States against the Illinois Central Railroad Company to recover a penalty.
1Opinion of the CourtMorris, District Judge
(orally). ' The question here is as to the “fleet of the rule of the company requiring men to report 30 minutes beiore the leaving time- of the train to do the things required by the rule, coupled with the fact that this man did comply with that rule.
I do not think the custom of the company not to strictly enforce the rule makes any difference. This man complied with the rule. He arrived at the engine 30 minutes before the leaving time of the train, and was actually engaged in doing the things required by the rule; and the question here is whether he was during that time, within the meaning…
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