Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL- FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND. The facts, which involve the validity of an order made by the Interstate Commerce Commission, and the construction of the Employé’s Act (hours of service) of March 4, 1907, 34 Stat. 1415, c. 2939, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hughes
This is a bill in equity to annul an order made by the Interstate Commerce Commission on March 3, 1908, and for injunction. The order required the carriers within the provisions of the act of Congress of March 4, 1907, chapter 2939, 34 Stat. 1415, to make monthly reports, under oath, showing the instances where employés subject to that act had been on duty for a longer period than that allowed. The statute, entitled “An act to promote the safety of employés and travelers upon railroads by limiting the hours of service of employés thereon,” is set forth in the margin.1
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