Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co. v. United States

AMIDON, District Judge.

This action was commenced by the government to recover penalties under Act March 2, 1893, c. 196, § 1, 27 Stat. 531 (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3174), as amended by Act March 2, 1903, c. 976, § 1, 32 Stat. 943 (U. S. Comp. St. Supp. 1907, p.886). The complaint alleges that:

“The defendant, on or about June 7, 1906, hauled on its line of railroad one car, to wit, its own No. 69581; said car being an empty car and generally used in the movement of interstate traffic, said car, at the time of the viola-*237•■Ion of the nbovo net, being consigne»! from Qinalia, in Ibe state of…