United States v. Pitcairn

MOORE, District Judge.

This is a civil action brought under the Hours of Service Act, 45 U.S.Code, §§ 61-64, 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 61-64, which makes it unlawful for a common carrier by railroad, its officers, or agents, to require or permit certain of its employees to be or remain on duty more than 16 consecutive hours.

The case contains three causes of action and is based upon the defendant receivers requiring or permitting three of their employees to be on duty more than 16 consecutive hours on March 24, 1936, May 11, 1936, and June 15, 1936, to wit, from 8:00 o’clock a. m. on each of the days…