United States v. Denver & R. G. R.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to thq District Court of the United States for the District oí Colorado; Robert E. Lewis, Judge. Action by the United States against the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Company to recover penalties. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
T. C. MUNGER, District Judge.
The United States brought an action against the defendant in error to recover penalties, because of violations of the Hours of Service Act. 34 Stat. 1415. It was charged that the defendant in error (hereinafter referred to as the railroad company) required and permitted telegraph operators, who dispatched orders affecting the movement of trains, to remain on duty more than 9 hours in 24-hour periods, in an office operated continuously day and night. A demurrer to the answer was overruled, and, as the plaintiff elected to stand upon the demurrer, the action was…
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