United States v. Illinois Cent. R.
District Court, N.D. Iowa
At Law. Action by the United States against the Illinois Central Railroad Company to recover penalties for violations of the Hours of Service Act.
1Opinion of the Court
REED, District Judge.
This suit is to recover from the defendant railroad company, a common carrier in interstate commerce, $7,500 for 15 alleged violations of the Hours of Service Act. The defendant denies any violation of the act. The cause is submitted upon the pleadings and an agreed statement of facts, which statement is- on file with the clerk and is referred to as part hereof, and contained in a note attached hereto.1
The road of the defendant company in Iowa is crossed at Manson, Fonda, and Rockwell' City by other railroads, and at each of these places an interlocking switch has been…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1915
- United States v. Grand Rapids & I. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1915
3Cited by3 opinions
- Cunningham v. PottsDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1925
- Illinois Cent. R. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1917
- Grand Rapids & I. Ry. Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1918