United States v. St. Louis, I. M. & S. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
1Opinion of the Court
VAN DEVANTER, Circuit Judge.
By-its complaints in four separate actions in the District Court, the United States sought to recover from the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Company penalties for nine alleged failures to comply with Act June 29, 1906, c. 3594, 34 Stat. 607 (U. S. Comp. St. Supp. 1907, p. 918), known as the “28-hour law.” The défendant answered in each case, putting in issue all the allegations of the complaint, and the cases, after being consolidated for purposes of trial, were tried to the court pursuant to a written stipulation waiving a jury. The judgment entry…
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