Legal Opinion
Robertson v. Railroad Labor Board
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 8, 1925No. 739PublishedCited by 191 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brandeis
Transportation Act, 1920, February 28, 1920, c. 91, § 310, par. a, 41 Stat. 456, 472, authorizes the Railroad Labor Board, “for the efficient administration of the functions vested in” it, to jequire by subpoena “the attendance of any witness . . from.any place in the United States at any designated place of hearing, and the taking of a deposition before any person having power to administer oaths.” Paragraph 'b ’ provides: “In case of failure to comply with any subpoena, [to testify] or in case of the contumacy of any witness appearing before the Labor Board, the Board may invoke the aid of…
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