Legal Opinion
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 4, 1917No. 267PublishedCited by 42 opinions
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day
The United States brought an action in the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of' California, Southern Division, against the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company, to recover the sum of $1500 for three alleged violations of the Hours of Service Act of March 4, 1907, 34 Stat. 1415, 1416, the relevant parts of which are as follows:
“Sec. 2. That it shall be unlawful for any common carrier, its officers or agents, subject to this Act to require or permit any employee subject to this Act to be or remain on duty for a longer period than sixteen consecutive hours,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- United States v. DicksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1841
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